Elijah Cummings: “I rise to applaud the young Americans of our time who by the tens of thousands are standing up for what Dr. King dreamed…”

“I rise to applaud the young Americans of our time who by the tens of thousands are standing up for what Dr. King dreamed about. They stood on the streets of our Nation's capital... trying simply to make a difference. Last week, lawyers argued in the Supreme Court debating the merits of the University of Michigan admissions case. As the justices pondered the constitutionality of policies of inclusion in America's great public universities, young Americans of every racial background marched for justice on the streets of Washington, D.C. These young people filled my heart with hope and pride... They fully understand, as Dr. King often declared, that to change America for the better we must be prepared to exercise the full measure of our citizenship. And they also understand that their acts of citizenship are inextricably intertwined with universal educational opportunities. I should also note... that last week America marked the anniversary of that tragic moment in 1968 when Dr. King was killed while standing up for what is simply right.”