Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute Black History Month. The month of February is the time that we spend on issues and icons and heroes and sheroes that have contributed to the history of America and to the African-American community. Throughout this month, I will talk about great heroes and sheroes, but at the same time, I will raise topical issues that are very important to us. I will first acknowledge the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, an enormously important legislative fix on the criminal justice system that all of America rallied around, thousands and thousands, maybe millions marched, because we came together as a Nation to be able to address the fairness in that system. That means that we were against the choke hold being a part of the system of law enforcement; no-knock not being a part of law enforcement; providing more funding to ensure that there was training and professional development to our law enforcement community; and to instruct our communities as well to be better. At the same time, we have a stop human trafficking bill at school zones because human trafficking impacts the African-American community. These are issues that affect all of us, but I want them to be noted this month as we work together during Black History Month. ____________________”