Political Quotes

“Thank you very, very much. And I thank you, Congressman Jeffries, for leading the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour for the 113th Congress. For your weekly advice, for your weekly message, I thank you. We owe you a debt of gratitude. It was a pleasure to have worked with you for these last 2 years. Mr. Speaker, we are running out of patience. Last week, the Nation waited and hoped that justice would finally be served in the case of Michael Brown. We waited to hear our country say loud and clear: There are consequences for taking the lives of others. We waited to hear some reassurance that Black and brown boys' lives do matter. But, again, we were terribly disappointed and discouraged. The Ferguson grand jury's decision not to indict former Officer Darren Wilson was yet another slap in our face. It was a painful reminder that, just like with Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice, and so many others, law enforcement officers kill our Black and brown men and boys without repercussions. While some may see the grand jury's decision as the system working as it should, others witnessed what we believe was a blatant miscarriage of justice. Where is the closure for Michael Brown's parents? Where is the understanding for the outrage and desperation of the Black community? The fact that our country, the greatest country in the world, remains mired in race relations issues in the year 2014 is an embarrassment.…”