Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise today once again to help coanchor, along with my distinguished colleague Representative Joyce Beatty, this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour where, for the next 60 minutes, we have an opportunity to speak directly to the American people on issues of great importance to the Congressional Black Caucus, to the House of Representatives, to the districts that we represent collectively, as well as to the United States of America. It is a very special week for us, and we are going to spend some time during the next 60 minutes discussing the trajectory of the Congressional Black Caucus, which has been serving in this body for the better part of the last 45 years. The Congressional Black Caucus was formally established on March 30, 1971, by 13 pioneering Members who had a vision of making sure that, within this great Article I institution, there was a body that could speak directly to the hopes, the dreams, the needs, and the aspirations of the African American people and all those underrepresented communities throughout America. We are going to talk a bit about that journey, about the accomplishments, and about the challenges that still remain. I want to yield now to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms.…”