Bill Lee: “Let me first rise in solidarity with the tens of thousands of people around our Nation who took to the streets last week…”

“Let me first rise in solidarity with the tens of thousands of people around our Nation who took to the streets last week to protest the miscarriage of justice that has taken place in Jena, Louisiana. Students in my district are as outraged as students throughout the country. The case of the Jena Six is yet another example of the institutional racism in our criminal justice system, and it is unacceptable. We have come so far from the days of Jim Crow, but incidents like this one should serve as a solemn reminder of just how much further we must go in seeking liberty and justice for all. Just with Katrina, the Jena Six demonstrates in a glaring and tragic manner the unfinished business of America.”