nothing where i learned and i read the entire new testament the whole night i should say the gospels matthew, mark luke and john and called bill matthews, the person who led me to christ primarily and i said the goes pals repeat themselves because i never read them before. but i came alive to it excited about it and then from there i began to study more, began to do witnesses about christ in my life and then i thought about ministry towards my junior year of college and felt i might be called. i applied to the school of division in berkeley and i took althe s of in i ended 5 years in minary there because because i became a community organizer. >> yes in oakland during the black panthe how d that shape your call to ministry or how did that shape you as a parish pastor that experience? >> well the personal faith and scripture was vital. but what the experience as a community organizer, helped me become connected to the social justice issues. of our society. and i became active in a layson with the black panthers but i became a lifetime member of the naacp so both organizations were very posh i

i ready the entire gospels the whole night, matthew, mark, luke, and john. i called bill matthews, the person who led me to christ, and i said the gospels seem to repeat themselves. i came alive to it and excited. i began to study more and do witnessing about christ in my life. i thought about ministry toward my junior year of college and felt i might be called. i applied to the pacific school of religion and was accepted. and i took two years of greek in college. i was prepared to go all the way. but i ended up staying about five years in seminary. because instead of the three, i became a community organizer. . >> yes. that was in oakland during the black panther era. >> that's right. >> how did that shape then your call to minister and shape you as a parish pastor, that experience? >> the personal faith in scripture was vital. what the experience as a community organizer helped me become connected to the social justice issues of our society and i became active and a liaison with the black panthers and a lifetime member of the naacp. i worked with the urban

. >> madam speaker, there is a gospel reading i like, matthew 25, for i was hungry and you gave me food, thirsty and you gave me drank, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, imprisoned and you visited me, that spirit of welcoming and compassion is a part of what defines us as americans. in fact, we enshrined it in our legal cold. yet, right now children are imprisoned in appalling and unconscionable conditions. these children have not been welcomed in the spirit of matthew. instead, they are in cages, in prison without adequate food, clean clothing, clean diapers, toothbrushes, access to showers, a comfortable place to lay their head. whatever you did to the least of these, you did onto me. madam speaker, we will be judged as a nation, as a government, as a people for our failure to look out for the least of these. may this imprisonment end. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren, seek recognition? ms. lofgren: pursuant to house resolution 460, i call up h.r. 2722 and ask for i