Political Quotes

“I rise in strong support of 5471, naming a U.S. Post Office the ``Julia M. Carson Post Office Building.'' It is fitting and right that we recognize and honor the extraordinary life of our dear friend and former colleague Julia May Carson. It is also fitting that the Julia Carson building will be located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. Like Dr. King, Congresswoman Carson championed the rights of the underprivileged, the underrepresented and the overlooked. Many people in Indiana and many of us in Congress need no help to remember the great woman that Julia Carson was or what her service meant to her community and the Nation. We came to depend on her determined leadership and commitment throughout her tenure in Congress. She was a true voice for the voiceless. I know that her legacy will be carried on through the work of her grandson, the newest member of Congress, Andre Carson. Naming this post office after Julia is the least that we can do to mark her dedication and service to the people of Indianapolis and a grateful nation. Her loyalty and her patriotism, her service and her love of our country will never be forgotten. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5472.”