Sheila Jackson Lee: “I am particularly delighted to begin my remarks, as I continue to weave in and out tonight, and then, with my remarks…”

“I am particularly delighted to begin my remarks, as I continue to weave in and out tonight, and then, with my remarks, will yield to Mr. Torres as well. This is a moment in history. Tonight, we will explore honoring our 50-year legacy, Our Power, Our Message. As I was flying up today, I was very happy to find on the movie list on an airplane ``Good Trouble,'' the movie about John Lewis, with so many Members telling their story. I think I will just simply say: Good trouble. Tonight, we hope to exemplify good trouble as we honor the 50-year legacy of the Congressional Black Caucus and emphasize Our Power, Our Message. We want to be in good trouble. I am honored in the 117th Congress to chair the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee and serve as a senior member on the Judiciary Committee, where, in addition to the powers of Congressional Black Caucus, we will seek to have justice rain down like righteous waters. {time} 2045 We will do that, however, with the 55 members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and I think our numbers are higher than that, and they are all on different committees. Amazing. They will pierce the seams of equality and justice in the 117th Congress. So we will have our past, but we will have our future. Let me briefly talk about where we were 400 years ago. Ships sailed from the west coast of Africa and in the process began one of mankind's most inhumane practices, human bondage and slavery.…”