Bill Lee: “I thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee for reminding us what a visionary and a leader Ron was. Mr. Speaker, I remember when…”

“I thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee for reminding us what a visionary and a leader Ron was. Mr. Speaker, I remember when we came to Houston, Texas, Ron was determined to put together a coalition between African Americans and Latinos to look at our common issues. He and Mickey Leland were very close, and he worked very closely with the Latino community to really put together the agenda that spoke to both of our communities. So I thank the gentlewoman very much for being here and reminding us of that. He was a coalition builder. I called him the father of coalition politics, and the gentlewoman laid that out tonight. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Higgins of Louisiana). The gentlewoman from California has 6 minutes remaining.”