On the recordNovember 2, 2015
Let me first thank you, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, for yielding time to me tonight. Thank you for your willingness to stay on the floor tonight, even though this suspension bill was placed in front of us tonight. We certainly understand that has that happen from time to time. But thank you so very much for staying on the floor to manage the time this evening. I also want to thank you, Ms. Kelly, for your extraordinary leadership. Thank you for what you do for the Congressional Black Caucus. Thank you for what you do for your constituents in Illinois. Most importantly, thank you for what you do for our country. It is certainly appreciated. I will certainly join you, Ms. Kelly, in congratulating the Kansas City Royals on their well-deserved victory. I did not watch the entire World Series, but I watched enough of it to know that this team was much deserving of this victory. And so congratulations not only to Mr. Cleaver, who is so proud of Kansas City and talks about his hometown all of the time, but congratulations to all of those fans of that great team. Tonight we are talking about the urgent need to save our communities. What an appropriate topic, Ms. Kelly, because communities all across the country are in crisis. I travel quite a bit across the country and visit many different communities not only in my State, but in many other States. I can tell you firsthand that communities all across our country are facing crises. They are facing crises in so many different respects.…
