Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time, and I thank my good friend from Georgia for yielding me time. I believe I will be able to wrap up in a shorter period of time if I stick to the script. Madam Speaker, my friends across the aisle, some of them like to act as though they have no hesitancy in saying ``Black Lives Matter.'' The problem is there is always a ``but'' after ``Matter,'' and the sentence typically ends with ``All Lives Matter.'' I want to be clear about something: The only way ``All Lives Matter'' is if ``Black Lives Matter.'' The last thing I will say about this is that we better doggone well agree that ``Matter'' is a bare minimum. Madam Speaker, it strikes me that this is the first time we can gather here and note the recent celebration of Juneteenth, a celebration and a time for reflection in these trying days, to be sure. Indeed, we ought to take stock of and celebrate all that we have accomplished since that June day in Galveston, Texas, when General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 informing all who listened to carry forth that all slaves were now emancipated. The abomination of slavery ended, my ancestors moved forward with the hope of a better future and, I am sure, the knowledge that new and dire challenges would be waiting for them and their progeny, and that has indeed been the case.…”