Roy Cooper: “I rise today to ask for my colleagues' support of a resolution that I have introduced to honor the memory of one of…”

“I rise today to ask for my colleagues' support of a resolution that I have introduced to honor the memory of one of America's greatest musical heroes, Johnny Cash. The music of Johnny Cash has literally touched the lives of millions of people in America and around the world, and that has spanned several generations. In my hometown of Nashville, Music City, U.S.A., he is revered as a legend among legends. With a career spanning some 5 decades and with 70 recording albums and with 1,500 recorded songs, Johnny Cash was clearly a defining force in American music. We will miss him for much more than the long list of songs that he added to the American classics. We will miss him as a great human being, a champion of the poor, the hopeless, the downtrodden, and the imprisoned. Because he was raised in poverty himself, the Man in Black spoke to everyone and for everyone. So I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting H. Con. Res. 282 to honor the memory of Johnny Cash.”