Kweisi Mfume: “However, Madam Speaker, as the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, I do want to express my thanks to Members of…”

“However, Madam Speaker, as the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, I do want to express my thanks to Members of this body, black, white, Jew, gentile, Hispanic, Asian, and of course the women of this Congress, who have come forth either this evening or who have submitted for the official Record their own remarks highlighting and underscoring not just the need but the purpose of Black History Month; why, as Dr. Carter G. Woodson thought many years ago that it was important for us to take pause as a nation to reflect on the contributions of our citizens and, even more importantly in this month, on those of African ancestry.”