Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman John Larson. As I was listening to him reflect on the wonderful program that we are all going to be able to participate in at the Library of Congress-- as I listened to his words, 51 years ago the President of these United States could recognize what the Nation needed. It disappoints me, as I stand here on this House floor and I think about voting rights and I think about the condition of this Nation today and where we are when we talk about casting our votes and who we are going to cast our votes for. I say thank you for Congressman John Lewis and Congressman Sam Johnson. As I was listening to the gentleman, I thought about so many of the things that Congressman John Lewis has said to us not only on this floor, not only in private moments, but in our Congressional Black Caucus meetings. He represents that sense of history of why we come to continue our work, why we come to continue to stand up for the voting rights. Because he has said to us on numerous occasions, Mr. Speaker, that the vote is the most powerful and most nonviolent tool that we have in a democratic society. We must not allow the power of the vote to be neutralized. We must never go back. So I thank Congressman Larson for taking us forward, for taking us on March 15 on a journey that we will remember for a lifetime, because, you see, we stand on the shoulders of those individuals who came before us. Now our voters stand on our shoulders. Our voters, Mr.…”