Summer Lee actually said...

"H.R. 40 calls for the establishment of a commission. It does not call for checks."

"Let this day, June 19, 2019, be the marker for the commitment for each and every one of you who have come to support to say: On my watch, we will watch this bill pass and be signed by the President of..."

"I think maybe people don't remember who Fannie Lou Hamer was? Black folks fought the Democratic Party."

"Let us work together. Let's get this done. It is long overdue. It is deserving, and it is the right thing to do."