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Melvin Watt: “We must fight. We must continue to march together. I commend my colleague, Representative Lewis for putting together…”

On the recordMarch 7, 1995
We must fight. We must continue to march together. I commend my colleague, Representative Lewis for putting together this special order, and I express my thanks to him for inviting me to participate, but more importantly, I express my sincere thanks to him for the bravery that he demonstrated 20 years ago today when he faced the marshals and the tear gas and the fear that must have existed on that bridge in Selma, AL. Thank you for allowing me to participate, Representative Lewis.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina
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Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Selma march and honoring Representative John Lewis.

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