On the recordMay 16, 2016
I thank Congresswoman Fudge for reminding us again of the value and the importance of our work. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it is indeed my honor to yield time to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), who is coanchor of tonight's Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour. As I said earlier, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is not only a scholar, he, too, is an attorney. He is someone who walks the talk. He is someone who has a long history of being a Brother's Keeper. Mr. Speaker, so tonight, when we discuss this topic, when we talked about the challenge, when we talked about all of the plethora of things that are incorporated in why we must come forward tonight to challenge the criminal justice system which is stacked against us and broken, certainly we have heard the disparities as it relates to African Americans. So it is indeed my honor to ask my coanchor, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, to share with us our challenge.
