On the recordOctober 23, 2017
Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise today to coanchor this CBC Special Order hour. Also, I want to acknowledge the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Mr. Cedric Richmond, from the State of Louisiana, and other Members who are here to participate. For the next 60 minutes, we have a chance to speak directly to the American people on issues of great importance to the Congressional Black Caucus, the constituents that we all represent in our various districts. For this particular Special Order hour, I am going to open it up and begin to talk about something that is very important and has been widely discussed within the Congressional Black Caucus, and that is civil rights and some of the things that we are worried about that are going on within the Justice Department. We have several important Members here to speak on these. Before I go any further, I want to go ahead and recognize them. The first speaker we have is from the State of South Carolina, representing that State's Sixth Congressional District, and also our caucus' assistant leader. That is Mr. Jim Clyburn. I thank Representative Clyburn for joining and being a part of this Special Order hour to talk about this subject matter that is very important to so many members of the Black Caucus. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn). (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
