Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, you have heard from many of our distinguished colleagues about the events of January 6, the insurrection that has been misnamed by many of my colleagues. These issues are of great importance to the members of the Congressional Black Caucus. In fact, they are of great importance to our constituents and to all Americans. When I think about this day, as many of us will be traveling all over the country--in fact, I am going to be in the hometown of Representative Kennedy to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day I think on the 18 of this month--I am thinking tonight about King's letter from the Birmingham City Jail, which many of us remember was written in response to a letter that he had received from eight White clergymen who said to King that they wanted him to leave Birmingham. They told King that they thought he was a disruptive force, and they thought that if he were to leave the community, things would be better. They told King in their letter to him that they did not want him to get them wrong because they believed in his cause, but they just thought that his timing was wrong.”