Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today appalled and disgusted and brokenhearted. Like so many others, I am still struggling to process the sheer inhumanity on display in the murder of Tyre Nichols. Last week, our Nation watched helplessly as another innocent Black man was beaten to death by men sworn to serve and protect. In the final moments of his life, Tyre Nichols cried out for help as he struggled to understand what he possibly could have done to deserve such a fate. As a mother, seeing Tyre cry out for his mom deeply pains me. As a Black woman, I am furious at the injustice that Black Americans face every day. As a human being, the vicious murder I have seen leaves me shaken to my core. Tyre Nichols was a human being with a life as beautiful as any other. He was a photographer. He loved skateboarding. He was a son to a loving mother and a father to a 4-year-old son. Tyre will never get to see his son grow up, and his son will never get another hug from his father. I mourn Tyre, and I pray for his loved ones. I mourn Keenan Anderson, who invoked George Floyd's name when he, too, was killed by police this month. I mourn Elijah McClain, Philando Castile, Tamir Rice, and every other Black life stolen from us by police. I have grown weary of my mourning, though, Mr. Speaker, because history has repeated itself once again. The murder of Tyre Nichols comes 3 years after the murder of Breonna Taylor. It comes 9 years after the murder of Michael Brown.…”