Political Quotes

“Tonight we have heard from leadership in the Congressional Black Caucus and leadership in the Democratic Caucus of the United States Congress. Madam Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for threading the needle, for reminding us of the history of how we started; 1863. And then 2 years later in 1865 when it was announced that Juneteenth would exist because Black people were free. Juneteenth, independence day, freedom day, all of it makes a difference for us because we know freedom is never given, it is won. Madam Speaker, it gives me great pleasure now--another colleague from the great State of Ohio. Someone who knows the value and importance of fighting because she is a fighter. She is a sojourner who understands that her voice speaks for thousands of individuals, especially Black individuals. It is a great honor to have a colleague that hails from the same State that I hail from, the great State of Ohio. She walks in the footsteps of Congresswoman Marsha Fudge, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, and a Congressman--one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus--Congressman Lou Stokes. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Brown), from the 11th District.”