Jon L. Christensen: “I will be very brief. I associate myself with all of the accolades that have been given before. I rise, Mr. Speaker, to…”

“I will be very brief. I associate myself with all of the accolades that have been given before. I rise, Mr. Speaker, to bring the condolences of the people of the Virgin Islands and the people of the Caribbean to this beautiful woman, Coretta Scott King, a woman of courage, a woman of strength, a woman of compassion, and a woman of history. She worked side by side with her husband, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and we are forever grateful for both of their sacrifice and both of their service. Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Millender-McDonald). Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member for this time that they have allotted to recognize an American icon, a woman of great distinction, of grace, of courage, one whom I have known for a long time because she was my soror, an AKA. And we met many times to talk about issues of women, women's suffrage, we talked about sexual exploitation of women around this world and human indignities. As I heard about her passing I could not help but to reflect on the many times that we have spent together and on the courage that I drew from her and the strength that I drew from her, because this woman showed us so much, so much class, so much leadership, and so much strength in moments of tragedy. And this is why I come together with my friends from across the aisle, and on both sides, to talk about the legacy of Mrs.…”