Political Quotes

“It is with great honor that I rise today to open our first Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour of this year, during Black History Month, utilizing to the fullest extent possible: Our Power, Our Message. I would like to thank the Congressional Black Caucus members for having the confidence to elect me to be chairwoman during the 117th Congress. I stand on the shoulders of greatness as I acknowledge the past members and chairs for their tremendous leadership. For the next 60 minutes, we have an opportunity to speak directly to the American people about the issues of great importance to the Congressional Black Caucus and the millions of constituents we represent. Tonight's Special Order hour topic will serve as part of a rollout of our policy agenda and celebrate our 50th anniversary in the context of the many critical issues facing the Black community. The Congressional Black Caucus kicked off Black History Month, Madam Speaker, with the powerful Travon Free film ``Two Distant Strangers,'' a moving story about a young Black man caught in a George Floyd type of nightmare with his local police department. During tomorrow's CBC meeting to be held at 12 p.m., the ``Living Black History'' vignette, featuring all 58 members of the CBC, will be unveiled to the public via Facebook, TheGrio, and my YouTube page. We are also hosting a virtual film screening of director Lee Daniels' film, ``The United State vs. Billie Holiday,'' tomorrow evening.…”