Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend, the distinguished gentlewoman from Illinois, Robin Kelly, for yielding, for her very generous introduction, and certainly to my good friend and classmate, Donald Payne, for co-anchoring this Special Order. And as well, I want to acknowledge the presence of distinguished Congresswoman Barbara Lee from California for her continued eloquence and contribution on such a significant issue. I really count it an honor and a privilege to once again have the opportunity to come to the House floor to participate in this Special Order hour, this CBC hour of power, co-anchored by the dynamic duo of D. Payne and R. Kelly. We really appreciate their continued involvement, eloquence, and leadership in helping to articulate for the American people, as part of this conversation that we are able to have periodically, the issues of great importance to the African American community, but issues that I believe are also of great importance to the broader American community. Poverty is an issue that certainly impacts the city of Newark that Congressman Payne represents, the city of Oakland that Barbara Lee represents, the city of Chicago that Congresswoman Kelly represents, and part of the city of New York that I represent in part. Even though the ZIP Codes for those four particular municipalities may be different, the issues of lack of economic community opportunity, of course, are largely the same.…”