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Sheila Jackson Lee: I thank the gentleman for yielding me the additional time. These words are from Dr. Martin Luther King: ``I am deeply…

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
I thank the gentleman for yielding me the additional time. These words are from Dr. Martin Luther King: ``I am deeply moved by your courage in fasting as your personal sacrifice for justice through nonviolence. Your past and present commitment is eloquent testimony to the constructive power of nonviolent action and the destructive impotence of violent reprisal. You stand today as a living example of the Gandhian tradition with its great force for social progress.'' They never met, but I honor both of them, and I honor this museum. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlemen for giving me the opportunity to speak, and I ask for support of the legislation.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jul 27, 2020

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