Political Quotes

“I want to join my friend and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, G.K. Butterfield, in offering condolences to the parents and family members of Freddie Gray. I also want to say to Ms. Toya Graham that I feel and can appreciate her anguish and the pain that she showed the world a few days ago. I want to say to her son, Michael, that I have also felt his pain and anguish, having been on the receiving end of such discipline from my mother. But I want to say to him that he can rest assured that the love of his mother, her passion for his future, will pay great dividends if he continues to show the deference to her love and affection and her concern that he showed when he was the object of her frustrations. Mr. Speaker, responding to the situation in Baltimore several days ago, President Obama said: ``We can't just leave this to the police. I think there are police departments that have to do some soul-searching. I think there are some communities that have to do some soul- searching.'' But, he went on to say: ``I think, we, as a country, have to do some soul-searching.'' I want to join President Obama in calling for the country to do some soul-searching. Let's take a look at just a few of the institutions of learning in the Baltimore community.…”