John Conyers: “I will introduce into the Record five articles dealing with Dr. King. One is from the Washington Post entitled, ``From…”

“I will introduce into the Record five articles dealing with Dr. King. One is from the Washington Post entitled, ``From Dr. King, a reminder on Iraq.'' Another from the same source, ``The quest to keep King's legacy alive.'' Another, ``Walking just like King did.'' Another, ``Democrats hail civil rights leader King.'' Finally, the last one, ``Martin Luther King papers go on display.'' Madam Speaker, what I would conclude with is the pleasure that I have in seeing this holiday increasingly observed from year-to-year. Martin Luther King's birthday is not a shopping day. It is not a day off. It is not a day that you worry about getting some things done around the house. There are untold thousands of celebrations, some large, some small, some in churches, some signified by marches. There are so many different ways that he is being observed. I was so pleased yesterday to be at the church that Dr. Martin Luther King had the privilege of addressing on numerous occasions. Then earlier I was with some very young people who were just learning about Dr. King, and they were taking a day on instead of a day off.”