Political Quotes

“Thank you so much, Mr. Payne, for your words, your enlightenment, and for sharing that very personal piece of you and your own experience. There are so many African Americans and so many people of color in this country who have those exact same experiences. Whether it is us, personally--I know I have mine exactly like that. You know, I have four sons, and each one of them have had that kind of experience here in this country. With the rise of hate that is occurring, we have to be careful for every American and we need to be concerned that this country is no longer becoming a safe place for groups of individuals; that there are people that are rising up and attempting to terrorize other Americans. This should be of concern to Congress. This should be of concern to our President. I thank Mr. Payne again for that. Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee from Texas, who sits not only on the Budget Committee, but, very relevant to our discussion this evening, is one of the senior members of the Judiciary Committee, as well as Homeland Security Subcommittee, where so many of these issues form a confluence. Thank you so much for being with us this evening, Congresswoman Jackson Lee. We look forward to your remarks and to the enlightenment that you will be giving us here in this Chamber as well as the American people. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).”