Political Quotes

“This past weekend marked the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday where a triumphant march in pursuit of equality and justice for all was met with brutality and violence. As I rise today, I rise thinking about the late John Lewis who crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, arm-in-arm with 600, 700 activists and driven by a conviction to secure the right to vote. I rise thinking about how 60 years later, we are seeing attempts to pull our country back in time, to bring us back to an era of barriers at the ballot box and restrictions on registration. Mr. Speaker, as I rise today, I rise as a proud supporter of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. It is a bill that honors the struggle and sacrifices of the civil rights activists who came before us, so that all Oregonians and all Americans will have our voices heard. ____________________”