trail blazers like sherrilly chisholm -- sherrilly chisholm -- shirley chisholm who became the first blam woman to be select -- black woman to be elected to the u.s. congress and first woman and african-american to seek the nomination for president of the united states. from one of our two major political parties. many of our members in congress today are of the caribbean descent, including congresswoman sheila jackson lee, congresswoman yvette clarke, congresswoman stacey plaskett and our special order hour co-chair, congresswoman sheila cherfilus-mccormick. now more than 50 years after our founding, our members have continued to shape consequential legislation from voting rights to civil rights, fair housing and so much more. carrying in the tradition of shirley chisholm, who sought to make america live up to its promise that all are created equal. to challenge the idea of what was possible for black americans. and ensure a future worthy of our struggle. this month and every month the congressional black caucus is proud to honor the unique and diverse cultures, languages, religions

but chisholm v, georgia was decided. in favor of the national government georgia could be sued in a federal court. and they all agreed on that and then you get this whole business as well the profound shock. it was overturned immediately. it wasn't that's why i wanted to tell you. somebody sent the form of the 11th amendment to congress. now remember congress was not in session all the time. so yes it takes time. but congress tabled it they did nothing about it. so that gave the opponents of suing states time to get together and bring it to congress once again, but by this time instead of having the amendment say you can't sue a state in federal court. it's the current form of the amendment shall not be construed and that gives judges leeway to do many things as 200 years of 11th. amendment litigation will show you and i can't talk about all of that. but the interesting part is the states took their time to approve the amendment. the requisite number of states finally did it in 1795. but no one knew about it. remember we

she was in legislature overlapped with shirley chisholm and was a model for people like shirley chisholmnd other women who came after her in new york politics also was a classmate of bella abzug, who, of course, was elected first woman elected to congress from new york. and so she was a part of a network of women, early politicos sometimes prevailed. the liberal positions that they took, but not always. and so i think that not winning is a an important legacy of its own. when she was standing up for positions that years, many later, others have come around. so she was she was ahead of her time on those criminal justice issues. so i think that was our last question. i want to thank you so much, dean brown nagin, for sharing the story of constance baker motley's extraordinary life and career with us. this certainly was inspiring conversation. and thank you all for being with us today as we celebrate the 190th anniversary of the library of congress, the largest law library in the world. i hope you first, i want to start by welcoming everyone to the abbey h living legends luncheon. i am eric

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and i thank shirley chisholm and i would not be here if she had not blazed a trail. we deep history of our siblings, some of those who were forced to migration and those who migrated as caribbean nationals. i represent the massachusetts' 7th and third largest. and they shape our community contributing to our community, culture and civic life. whether we are experiencing caribbean carnival in boston or at the policy to mitigate the impacts of climate change, i am grateful to and for them all and honoring caribbean-american heritage month i renew my commitment to them throughout the united states. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from nevada seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. titus: i rise to congratulate the las vegas golden knights defeating the florida panthers in 9-3 route and securing the first major men's professional sports championship in the history of las vegas. they have been a uniting force playing