Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from Brooklyn, New York. What a powerful display of the richness of the Caribbean, the family connections, her pride for this wonderful opportunity to speak about the people in the Caribbean. I am very grateful to you for relating both your familial connections but your predecessor. So we all have stakeholders in Shirley Chisholm. I guess my pride is as a very young person having introduced her at a church program and then as a lawyer at a lawyer's program, those moments were very special; working in her district for, you might remember her, Carol Bellamy, and getting to know and be around her during that time. I am delighted to make mention at this point of Representative Jamaal Bowman, who will be presenting his statement into the Record, a very strong, new Member who has exhibited such leadership. He will be one of those that will submit statements into the Record along with Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. She will likewise present her statement into the Record. I will proceed now to make my concluding remarks as I celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month. I thank Congresswoman Barbara Lee for H. Con. Res. 71. I think it was introduced at that time in 2006, and she has done that every single year. She has made the Congressional Black Caucus better for being worldly enough to acknowledge the connection. I will build on what you have said, Congresswoman Lee.…”