Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his remarks. Congressman Bobby Scott is right. Tonight is about building back better. Tonight is about the Congressional Black Caucus demonstrating our power, our message. Madam Speaker, as I talk about our power and our message, it gives me great pleasure to yield the floor to Congressman Andre Carson, who hails from Indiana's Seventh Congressional District. He is the grandson of a legend, someone who served in this House, someone who I had the opportunity to know and to witness her work in Congresswoman Julia Carson. Tonight, my friend, my colleague, a leader when we talk about intelligence or counterterrorism, when we talk about looking at the future and how we stand up for infrastructure. He serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, so he comes to us this evening to share his thoughts on how the Congressional Black Caucus can help with this infrastructure plan. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Carson).”