On the recordJuly 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of our friend and colleague, Congressman John Lewis. With every march, every sit-in, every time we reject unjust rules and institutions designed to oppress any group, we honor the legacy of John Robert Lewis. A record number of Americans have stood up, spoken up, and laced up their marching shoes in recent weeks. Millions of them are too young to know about the man in whose footsteps they are following as they make what he so rightly called good trouble. {time} 2100 May we all model his grace, courage, kindness, and commitment to nonviolence as a way of life and continue the good trouble he started even when--especially when--it is unpopular. I feel so much gratitude to have learned from this giant of history, this singular American genius, and to have served, however briefly, alongside him. His loss is devastating. His memory everlasting. Rest in power, my beloved brother.
