mr. john lewis. mr. speaker, i was very moved having the opportunity to watch my colleagues on the other side of the aisle discuss and describe the impact that congressman lewis had on their lives and all of our lives and on this chamber. and i'm struck by the fact that as we gather tonight in this chamber, we rise not as representatives of two different political parties, but we rise as representatives, elected representatives of this great nation and a nation that is mourning the loss of a great american and horpped colleague. as a man, john lewis dedicated his life to service and to the fight of justice and freedom. john lewis taught us, quote, nothing can stop the power of a committed and determined people to make a difference in our society. why? because human beings are the most dynamic link to the divine on this planet. he understood one man or one woman could make a difference. indeed, it is the determined and premmed action of committed men and women that brings change. he knew the blessings of t

and mrs. lewis had baked for three days because stopping in a diner along the way with not -- was not an option for the lewis family. john lewis, when he got to buffalo, he saw young kids, black and white, playing together in a park, now appropriately called martin luther king park. he saw white women and black women drinking from the same water fountain. he saw his uncles, black men, in the side white men steel and flour mills of buffalo, new york. it was from that experience in buffalo, in the summer of 1951, at the age of 11, that john said that he believed that desegregation of the south was possible and he committed his life's work to that cause. on march 7, 1965, as we know, john led a peaceful civil rights march over the edmund pettus bridge. the idea was to march from selma to montgomery, the state's capitol -- capital, a distance of about 55 miles. there were 148 state troopers waiting at the foot of the bridge for john and the peaceful demonstrators. , cease troopers said and disperse. joh

a fighter for justice until the end, mr. lewis recently visited the black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c. he encouraged a new generation of activists to speak up, get out -- speak out, and continue getting in trouble. john lewis spent his life fighting racism and injustice wherever he could confront it, from boycotts, to congress. alabama,ised in troy, a segregated town in the deep south. -- inspired by martin luther king, junior and the bus boycott. " earl from nashville, georgia. good morning. caller: yes. just the spirit of what i am listening to. it just sends chills down my back. i am a veteran myself. i have experienced some of the stuff like that. i understand that love overtakes hate. , to loven understand is to overtake hate. host: one more caller. derek from maryland. caller: good morning. another wake-up call to let people know. i was born in 19 -- people do not understand what we have done not just for black people but for minorities. the person i remember most that i met was thurgood marshall and he inspired me

mr. john lewis. mr. speaker, i was very moved having the opportunity to watch my colleagues on the other side of the aisle discuss and describe the impact that congressman lewis had on their lives and all of our lives and on this chamber. and i'm struck by the fact that as we gather tonight in this chamber, we rise not as representatives of two different political parties, but we rise as representatives, elected representatives of this great nation and a nation that is mourning the loss of a great american and horpped colleague. as a man, john lewis dedicated his life to service and to the fight of justice and freedom. john lewis taught us, quote, nothing can stop the power of a committed and determined people to make a difference in our society. why? because human beings are the most dynamic link to the divine on this planet. he understood one man or one woman could make a difference. indeed, it is the determined and premmed action of committed men and women that brings change. he knew the blessings of t

and mrs. lewis had baked for three days because stopping in a diner along the way with not -- was not an option for the lewis family. john lewis, when he got to buffalo, he saw young kids, black and white, playing together in a park, now appropriately called martin luther king park. he saw white women and black women drinking from the same water fountain. he saw his uncles, black men, in the side white men steel and flour mills of buffalo, new york. it was from that experience in buffalo, in the summer of 1951, at the age of 11, that john said that he believed that desegregation of the south was possible and he committed his life's work to that cause. on march 7, 1965, as we know, john led a peaceful civil rights march over the edmund pettus bridge. the idea was to march from selma to montgomery, the state's capitol -- capital, a distance of about 55 miles. there were 148 state troopers waiting at the foot of the bridge for john and the peaceful demonstrators. , cease troopers said and disperse. joh

may god bless you and rest in peace mr. lewis. you are an american icon. god bless you. god bless this show. this is the people's --, thank you. host: let's go to danny, in silver spring, maryland. caller: when i think of john lewis i think of a brave man. ,e was principled, intelligent and he was really peaceful. when he walked across that ridge, he knew he was going to get hurt. he knew he was walking into a war zone. that's when real systematic blmsm --, compare that to today. they are unrighteous, they are wicked, they are liars and they are racist. they pale in comparison to john lewis. they cannot light a candle to john lewis. he was the real deal. thank you. host: let's go to robert in washer -- in worchester, massachusetts. caller: it's pronounced was to -- worcesters. we talk about plenty sunday you have to think of john moses and john lewis. dr. king told john lewis, do not go over that bridge that day. they argued about what day they are going to march. over that marched bridge and dr. king told him do not do it. it was bloody sunday. i will never forget when i

i have on two masks because i have mr. lewis' voice in my head, and he would say be particular. my name is jamila thompson. and on behalf of the staff, i would like to thank john-miles and the entire lewis family for the honor and the privilege of sharing the congressman and mrs. lewis, who was his partner in life and in public service with generations of the staff for the last 33 years in the celebration of his life and his legacy. the congressman would want me to tell you, as i look at you today in his favorite color that you look good, you look fresh. you look clean. you look beautiful. thank you. we are honored to serve you, and we were honored to serve him. we would also like to express our sincere and our great appreciation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the majority leader, the majority whip, the clerk of the house of representatives, the office of employee assistance, the congressional black caucus and all of your amazing staff for your patience and your guidance during this very difficult time. people always ask us, what was it like to work for congressm

mr. lewis's voice in my head and he would say be particular. my name is janella thompson. on the behalf of the staff i would like to thank john-miles and the entire lewis family for the honor and the privilege of sharing the congressman and mrs. lewis who was his partner in life and in public service with generations of the staff for the last 33 years and the celebration of his life and his legacy. the congressman would want me to tell you as i look at you today and you're his favorite color that you look good, you look fresh, you look clean, you look beautiful. thank you. we are honored to serve you and we were honored to serve him. we would also like to express our sincere and great appreciation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the majority leader, the majority whip, the clerk of the house of representatives, the office of employee assistance, the congressional black caucus, and all of your amazing staff for your patience and your guidance during this very difficult time. people always ask us what was it like to work for congressman lewis. what was he like

a fighter for justice until the end, mr. lewis recently visited the black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c. he encouraged a new generation of activists to speak up, get out -- speak out, and continue getting in trouble. john lewis spent his life fighting racism and injustice wherever he could confront it, from boycotts, to congress. alabama,ised in troy, a segregated town in the deep south. -- inspired by martin luther king, junior and the bus boycott. " earl from nashville, georgia. good morning. caller: yes. just the spirit of what i am listening to. it just sends chills down my back. i am a veteran myself. i have experienced some of the stuff like that. i understand that love overtakes hate. , to loven understand is to overtake hate. host: one more caller. derek from maryland. caller: good morning. another wake-up call to let people know. i was born in 19 -- people do not understand what we have done not just for black people but for minorities. the person i remember most that i met was thurgood marshall and he inspired me

mr. lewis -- mr.bongino in his testimony said that people should stop talking about defunding the police because it's endangering the police. i don't know of a single member of this committee or any other committee in the house who's made a speech on the house floor about this, who has advocated this for policy, who is championing defunding the police. it's the other side that keeps bringing it up as an obvious and irrelevant distraction from our george floyd justice in policing legislation which is about banning choke holds and strangleholds and racial ethnic profiling and developing a nationwide data base of police misconduct and so on. but we always start with banning the choke hold. and i see that mr. bongino has something to say about that, too. in the "wall street journal" on december the 4th, mr. lewis, he was quoted as saying this -- "i can tell you" -- he's talking about eric garner, about the strangulation and daegz of eric garner, "i can tell you it's not a trachea choke. he's not closing o

she wrote, vivian weeping that day made mr. lewis weep, too. i will never ever forget this moment. we were all crying. >> brittany packnett joins us right now. she is a black lives matter activist and msnbc contributor. brittany, you also wrote about this moment saying how rare it is to see your legacy live out before you, speaking about president obama. describe what it was like to be in that room. >> that was a meeting that was the first of its kind. there had never been a multigenerational civil rights meeting with folks as young as college age, people like deshonya ware who led student protests at the university of missouri, all the way up to folks like mr. lewis and reverend vivian. we knew we were a part of history. we were certainly there to have a forward-looking conversation with president obama about things that needed to be done in this country continuously to continue reverend vivian's and mr. lewis' legacy. certainly we recognized the opportunity to have multigenerations in this fight learning from one another and taking the wisdom that can only come from our elders. i

we made our ways to mr. lewisn very random paths, coincidences, somfor some believers, through divine intervention. he didn't hire based on a resume, but your energy, your being, your essence, your passion, and your potential. we were a motley group of musicians, air traffic controllers, dancers, social workers, entertainers, artists, historians, and every once in a while, an actual lawyer or a political scientist. he got all into our business. [laughter] and was there in spirit for the big moments. in the same ways he always took a call from mrs. lewis or john miles, he let us drop everything in a family emergency. generations of children have fond memories of hanging out in their office as their parents worked nearby. he let us be ourselves, especially when it came to civic participation. he let us organize, protest, testify, and always, always, always vote. we tried to absorb his energy and his lessons. to my knowledge, three staff served him for over 20 years. ruth berg, hillary butler, and first cousin michae

that we will get there and we cannot let up and we must be persistent just as mr. lewis was. >> and, gary, i just want to let our viewers know what they watch as i want to ask you another question about that moment. >> sure. >> but john lewis, this procession is continuing around the capitol grounds. john lewis, the hearse carrying john lewis will be heading to the capitol. we're very close to his arrival at the capitol. and he's there in the capitol plaza and will be lying in state there in the capitol and will be honored by colleagues of his and future generations of members of congress. gary, i wonder for you having captured that moment of him, essentially passing the torch, you know? coming so far as part of this struggle for equality, for black americans, and yet, in a way saying good-bye because there's a leg of this race that he obviously will not be running. you know? that is for a future generation. what do you want americans to take away from that photo? >> i think the photo speaks to his character. and as many have said he was persistent but he also -- he prac

i guess mr. lewis must have been in his office and heard about this amendment and he comes rushing down on the floor of the house and he gave one of his, you know, roaring speeches. my republican colleague went back on the floor, apologized publicly and withdrew the amendment. it was the moral authority with which he always spoke that i don't care what was going on, everybody would stop and listen to him. i think he was the most respected person on the hill, in the house, in the senate, democrat, republican, everyone respected him. and it's a ritual that many of us would experience every year going and going across the bridge. and every time we would do that, it was always a bipartisan group of people that would go. it lasted over three days. you know, you've been many times before. it was the collective experience that he would lead that was life changing for so many of my colleagues and it certainly was for me as well when i went. >> now, you wrote on twitter this morning urging the president that, q

mr. lewis, can you briefly discuss the issues that you have encountered in trying to injurieintroduce reform in tuls. >> thank you. it is been challenging. even the republicans were saying that we do need to look get the full problem. part of the problem is that were trying to get that officer deep certified so that they will not go to another departments predict all the officer, is meant to go work for another department. at another agency and i think part of the challenges and to be frank, we have too many agencies in the local communities. we have a particular area in tulsa. we have possibly seven different agencies in all those seven different agencies have to have their own set of policies. so to hold them accountable, also the county sheriff's office has one set of policies and the police department has another set of policies. so what we have done is ask for the law enforcement to publish your policies so that all the citizens can see that. but the sheriff's department has on it. since b

tributes have been pouring in for mr lewis.democratic speaker of the house. she wrote that mr lewis "was a titan of the civil rights movement whose goodness, faith and bravery transformed our nation" and the civil rights group the naacp tweeted that they were "deeply saddened" by the news, adding: "his life—long mission forjustice, equality and freedom left a permanent impression on our nation and world." seven years agojohn lewis delivered an address to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's landmark ‘i have a dream speech' in washington. mr lewis told the bbc about that experience, and how he was inspired by dr king. when i was growing up, we would go downtown and see those signs that said, coloured waited, white men, coloured men, white women, coloured woman. we would go to the theatre and all of us black children had had to go upstairs to the balcony. and i would come home and asked my mother, my father, my grandparents why. they said that's the way it is. don't get in the way, don't get in trouble. when i first

mr. john lewis. every time i saw him on the floor i'd go up to him and say, hello, mr. john lewis, and he would say, well, hello, young lady -- that part i really e sa young, lady, please call me john. i would say, okay, mr. john lewis. he just made everybody feel like they were the only person in the room that mattered. i had an opportunity to go on one of the faith and politics trips with him. i took my niece and i remember him spending time with my niece like she was the only person in the room, but walking across the edmund pettus bridge with john lewis, and i remember getting to the other side and thinking about bloody sunday and how that day john lewis and others were basically tortured and beaten but on this sunday we walked across and the troopers were there, very diverse group of troopers i might add, were there to welcome us and make sure we were okay. and so that is a direct result, martha, because john lewis dedicated his life to social justice and righting wrongs and making sure that we see more firsts in this country and we owe him a debt of gratitude. it w

and i told him, i said, no, mr. lewis, i'm never calling you john. you're mr. king with ambassador young earlier. he commented on that loving spirit that really dominated congressman lewis, despite all that he had been through. how did you see that spirit play out time and time again? >> i think we all did. no matter what was going on in the house, no matter how divisive it became, there was always mr. lewis that would just have that moral authority that would allow us to rise up above our partisan differences. and i think that's part of his legacy. i think he taught us how you should go about creating change when you have differences. >> certainly a message that a lot of people can look to now. congresswoman karen bass, thank you very much. >> absolutely. thank you. >>> this morning, a mural of john lewis in atlanta has become a gathering point for people who want to leave messages and candles. last year we profiled that mural and other art that was inspired by the civil rights movement around the city leading up to the super bowl. i got the chance to ask the c

mr. lewisde the rotunda of the capital. he is the first african-american congressman to live there in state. representative lewis was widely admired for his champion of civil rights and human rights. he died of cancer earlier this month at the age of 80. following the events and washington, d.c. is our bureau chief. good evening to you. it is the third day of commemorations in the united states for this american giant. what happened in washington today? >> he was brought to washington and ththey drove h his casket ie car alongside black lives matter boulevard. they drove by the martin luther king memorial and then brought him to the capital. he indeed is the first african-american lawmaker, who lies -- to lay in the state capitol rotunda behind me. we saw him being walked up the ststairs in his casket. >>>> that was quite a moment. it is history being made as we watch right now. they are in the rotunda. talk to me a little bit about the significance of congressman lewis for the black lives matt

georgia, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lewis will vote aye on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. butterfield: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. price of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on the tlaib amendment. yes on the tlaib amendment. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. moore, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote yea on the tlaib amendment. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yea on the tlaib amendment. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yea on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek r

condolences for mr. lewisr husband, thank you for being here today. >> thank you for inviting me on, eric, pleasure to be with you. eric: of course, your reflections, what do you most recall fondly about congressman lewis? >> so john lewis, i got to serve with him, i got to capitol hill, house ways and means committee and he was a member in house ways means committee and what i remember fondly are two things when he went to when he will of house of representatives and he would speak with his voice, it was literally booming, commanded attention and you had to pay attention to what he was saying because his voice demanded it. and the second thing is that every year, everyone keeps saying that, you know, this is his final trip over the edmond pettus bridge, people need to understand that every year he led marchs over that bridge with the face politics institute on capitol hill and they would take a delegation of members of congress and lob lobbyists and members of the administration, anybody who wanted to go to e

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i have on two masks because i have mr. lewis' voice in my head and he would say be particular. les and the entire lewis family for the honor and the privilege of sharing the congressman and mrs. lewis, who was his partner in life and in public service with generations of the staff for the last 33 years and the celebration of his life and his legacy. the congressman would want me to tell you, as i look at you today in his favorite color that you look good, you look fresh, you look clean, you look beautiful. thank you. we are honored to serve you and we were honored to serve him. we would also like to express our sincere and great appreciation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the majority leader, the majority whip, the clerk of the house of representatives, the office of employee assistance, the congressional black caucus, and all of your amazing staff for your patience and your guidance during this very difficult time. people always ask us, what was it like to work for congressman lewis? what was he like upclose? what was he like in real life? it is too difficult t

politicians have been playing tributes to mr lewis. kamala harris, who described john lewis as... and senator eliza bath warren tweeted. .. seven years agojohn lewis delivered an address to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's landmark "i have a dream" speech in washington. mr lewis told the bbc about that experience, and how he was inspired by dr king. when i was growing up, we would go downtown and we would see those signs that said "coloured waiting, white men, coloured men, white women, coloured women." we would go to the theatre and all of us like children had to go upstairs to the balcony and i would go home and ask my mother and my father, my grandparents, "why? " and they would say, "that's the way it is. don't get in the way, don't get in trouble." when i first heard martin luther king junior it inspired me. it moved me. this man spoke to my soul. i think in some strange way he was saying to me, "you can do something, you can make a contribution." i wanted to go and attend troy state college. it was a school that h

us politicians have been paying tributes to mr lewis. senator kamala harris, who described john lewis as "an icon who fought with every ounce of his being to advance the cause of civil rights for all americans." another contendor, senator elizabath warren said, "john lewis was a true american hero and the moral compass of our nation. may his courage and conviction live on in all of us as we continue to make good trouble for justice and opportunity. rest in power, john." seven years agojohn lewis delivered an address to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's landmark ‘i have a dream speech' in washington. mr lewis told the bbc about that experience, and how he was inspired by dr king. when i was growing up, we would go downtown and see those signs that said, coloured waited, white men, coloured men, white women, coloured woman. we would go to the theatre and all of us black children to go upstairs to the balcony. and i would come home and asked my mother, my father, my grandparents why. they said that's the way it is. don't get

not just to mr. lewis' family and his staff, but to all of us as well. one of my favorite parts of this job, mr. speaker, is talking to young people. i'll speak to any student group that wants to come through that will invite me out because i love having an opportunity to influence young minds and answer those completely without shame questions that folks ask. but the one thing i have always asked my staff to do is not schedule me after john lewis has talked to those young people because once john lewis entered a room and had a chance with those young minds, anybody else is going to be a distant, distant second best. e has been a leader in georgia on causes good and right for my entire lifetime. in fact, he was elected to congress before i even graduated from college. most of the time i spent with him was as a staffer on capitol hill. i remember after getting elected he was sitting over to my left as he often was, and i went up and i said, mr. lewis, i just want to introduce myself. i'm rob woodall. i just came in john linder's seat and i'm excited to be

you know, i got to meet mr. lewis working on the efforts to make martin luther king's birthday a national holiday. also serving as the student mobilization director for the historic 1963 march on washington. the man we honor today, a humble man, a courageous man. he was also kind and decent. i also got to know mr. lewis as a congressional staffer while i was now on his personal staff, mr. lewis often invited me over. he was a terrific lawmaker, serving on the house ways and means committee. he enjoyed his work in congress, he sponsored and cosponsored legislation, as congressman greene mentioned. that often made to the floor. of course, he would always go on the house floor to share his views. in the last couple of weeks, mr. lewis, while fighting cancer, he continued to produce legislation to help foster children, to help those in the juvenile justice system. his legislation often focused on education. of course, health care, because he was on that committee. making sure that our tax system was equal. the man we are

i'd like to start with that final challenge we just read from mr. lewisall of us torques reflect on how to carry on his legacy through voting. what did you take away from those moving final words? >> i think the op-ed piece from john was very important because it made three very important points. first, that he started out at the age of 14 after emmett till's murder and dr. king said how we should move forward. the second piece talked about his real dedication and deep commitment to non-violence. but i think the most important thing about the statement this morning is that he was talking to young people. he points out in the piece that, even though i was sick and i know i'm dying, i had to go back out to black lives matter plaza because i wanted to see for myself and i wanted to know that the things i carried on for the past 60 years will continue. i have done all that i can do. it's up to you to carry forward. >> what would you say honoring his legacy actually look like in practice? >> i think two things. the commitment to continue struggle. he really wa

mr lewis told the bbc about that experience, and how he was inspired by dr king.downtown and see those signs that said, coloured waited, white men, coloured men, white women, coloured woman. we would go to the theatre and all of us black children had to go upstairs to the balcony. and i would come home and ask my mother, my father, my grandparents why. they said that's the way it is. don't get in the way, don't get in trouble. when i first heard martin luther king junior, it inspired me, that moved me, this man spoke to my soul. i think in some strange way he was saying to me, "you can do something, you can make a contribution." i wanted to go and attend troy state college. it was a school that had never admitted black students. so i wrote a letter to martin luther king junior and told him i needed his help. he wrote me back and sent me a round—trip greyhound bus ticket and invited me to come to montgomery to meet with him. so in march of 1958, by this time i am 18 years old, and i saw martin luther king junior standing behind a desk. i was so scared. and doctor k

politicians including former president barack obama have paid tribute to mr lewis the 80 year old who was the last survivor of the big 6 civil rights pioneers in america castro looks back at his life and legacy we cannot give up we cannot. we cannot give you. john lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those signs that said white men colored men white women colored women white the son of black sharecroppers lewis devoured books as a child the words of dr martin luther king jr spoke to him loudest seem like he was saying to me john lewis you too can do something and i would ask my mother asked my father my grandparents my great grandparents why segregation why racial discrimination it was the best way to is don't get in a way don't get in trouble but trouble would find him many times as a student leader in nashville tennessee lewis was beaten for peacefully protesting segregation at restaurants and on buses in selma alabama police cracked his skull as he led a 600 marchers across a bridge to montgomery but i don't think that i know

lewis: mr. wilson beat me, knocked me down, left me bloody at the greyhound bus station in rockhill, south carolina, which is about 35 miles from charlotte, north carolina. brian: what was the occasion? rep. lewis: we were traveling through the south as part of the freedom riders, traveling on a greyhound bus and some on a trailway bus. back in 1961, after you left washington, d.c., black people and white people couldn't be seated together on a bus, couldn't use the same waiting room, couldn't be seated together at a lunch counter or in a restaurant, couldn't use the same restroom facilities. we were testing a decision of the united states supreme court, trying to make it real. and people, not just in south carolina, but in alabama, people beat us at the greyhound bus station in montgomery, left us bloody, and tried to bring down a church with hundreds of people in it that came to salute the freedom riders. and we were rolled on to mississippi. and in jackson, we were arrested, hundreds of us. we

lewis: mr. on beat me, knocked me down, left me bloody at the greyhound bus station in rockhill, south carolina, which is about 35 miles from charlotte, north carolina. brian: what was the occasion? rep. lewis: we were traveling through the south as part of the freedom riders, traveling on a greyhound bus and some on a trailway bus. back in 1961, after you left washington, d.c., black people and white people couldn't be seated together on a bus, couldn't use the same waiting room, couldn't be seated together at a lunch counter or in a restaurant, couldn't use the same restroom facilities. we were testing a decision of the united states supreme court, trying to make it real. and people, not just in south carolina, but in alabama, people beat us at the greyhound bus station in montgomery, left us bloody, and tried to bring down a church with hundreds of people in it that came to salute the freedom riders. and we were rolled on to mississippi. and in jackson, we were arrested, hundreds of us. we fil

but let me just tell you there, because i think what's so important, mr. lewisectations of all of us. and he absolutely expects us now to honor him by getting that bill passed. it has been languishing in the senate for over 200 days and one of the things every year as we would go to selma for the pilgrimage across the bridge, my republican colleagues would come with us and come right back here and vote against and stand against the very thing they stood next to mr. lewis for. it is a shame that so many decades later, in the united states, we are still fighting for the right to vote. and we're less than 120 days away from an election and we know that this time, there's a new way to suppress the vote and that is to make people risk their lives by exposure to covid in order to vote instead of voting from home >> well, congresswoman, you know, let's do it. you said, this is a part of the legacy here and that's what's important. let me put up on the screen for everyone to understand what's been going on, just since the voting rights act itself was weakened by that su

years briefly what kind of person was 80 and what kind of impact did he have on you personally well mr lewis came out of the student movement in nashville tennessee along with some of the other really important leaders the civil rights movement diane nash. the way on the same day as john lewis last week and others and. and he really embodied the violent philosophy of martin luther king not just taking nonviolence and gandhi in its way as a tactic in into its heart but really understanding it really living it as as as a life's journey so he was really the embodiment of ok both that are of of peaceful protest but also of as he would have said good trouble and christopher in his last interview before he died john lewis talked about the killing of george floyd by white policemen and how it made him cry he also said he hoped that america was headed perhaps towards greater change this racial reckoning that's coming is sweeping america but i'm the president trump though do you think things are really likely to change well you know we i don't think we've seen this level of activism in the country fo

than 40 arrests, brutal attacks, and physical injury, mr. lewis remained devoted to the philosophy of nonviolence in his fight for justice and equality. even to this day, as america faces another reckoning with racism and hundreds of thousands around the world, sparked a modern-day civil rights movement against police brutality and racial injustice. he taught us to keep our eyes on the prize, and that lesson is more crucial than ever." in june 20 16, john lewis led democratic house members in a sit-in to protest republican leadership not bringing a gun legislation. the day-long demonstration so 170 democrats join in support. thehe chair recognizes gentleman from georgia, mr. lewis, for five minutes.

you know, mr. lewisactivist, working on the campaign to make dr. king's birthday a holiday, mrs. king would always ensure that we would sit together and that we would learn from one another and so she encouraged me to meet with mr. lewis for the 20th anniversary of the historic 1963 march where i served as the mobilization director and helped to organize, john lewis had one of the biggest hearts that i've ever seen and i've met many of dr. king's contemporaries, she was humble, grateful and when i went to work on capitol hill, mr. lewis always invited us over to the cannon building, he would always have those peanuts, coca-cola and he was just one of the best. it was as if he was always one of us and we belong together. he will be remembered for never, ever leaving the call of justice. he will be remembered for fighting for freedom for voting rights for all, he will be remembered as a kind soul, a man who just believe in god and had the faith of his people and of his country to turn a corner toward justi

of course this is the 2nd day of 6 days of commemorating mr lewis is life yesterday what we all thoughts. on yesterday's celebration his hometown troy with his family remembering him by sharing very personal tributes. so his family knew him is robert right so so by the way comparison my middle name is kenyatta the only people who call me kenyatta are the people i grew up with right after terry but i also am lester spence so john lewis is this larger than life figure but john lewis was also john robert lewis was also robert louis who was just kind of a regular person who when the moment car for it kind of stood up and change the world right so so so excited extend it what his family is wrestling with are those 2 figures at the same time there's robert louis who they knew you know who would hang out with him for christmas and holidays etc etc and then there's john lewis how do you actually take those people put the kind of put them together wrestle with them and that's so that's what we're all wrestling with right because this is a moment where individuals literally have the opportunity to

the labor center of lu is there speaking to the daily news you know mr lewis dedicated his entire life to fighting social and racial inequality in a nonviolent way what's left of his vision in today's america. well you know we have this clip we saw at the end we spoke with him 4 years ago at the democratic conventions and if you see how the situation in the united states have changed it shows it proves that this fight for equality for racial equality is long over therefore the lives matter a movement gets so strong and get so huge support within the united states so this very day i think could become a moment of kind of powering out of giving energy to those who still have one to fight it really is social and racial inequalities right in his poll reporting from washington and you're watching live pictures by the way as eunice was reporting of the casket of representative who is being laid there in the middle of that rotunda and officials paying respects to the late civil rights icon innocent thank you for your reporting. now a back here in germany officials are scrambling to contain a

all great debt to john laws and his forceful big mr lewis will be buried at the south you cemetery in atlanta near dr. more posters from nigeria you know does what many would sponsor their unique. authentic. and successful beyond belief 7. ali would start aug 7th on t w.

mr. john lewis. we got this. it was left by a 4-year-old boy. i spoke to his mother. she said she had him out here when george floyd tie died and he's here again for john lewis because she wants him to remember this moment in history and all that's going on and really calling on him to pick up the mantle that john lewis leaves behind and carry that on. >> i love that sign. we've got this and we're going to get this done in honor of him and so many others before him. thank you so much from atlanta appreciate that. >>> the last public appearance by john lewis was at the black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c., last month and his long standing friend and confidant, james clyburn, explained what the movement meant to lewis >> right after the sort of acceptance of the black lives matter movement, you could see it, you could feel it. and we talked about it and he said to me, we must not let this man die we must not let what happened, happen the ours because ours got taken waway from us we woke up one morning and the headlines were burn, baby, burn. we must not allow th

lewis. he also, mr.reluctant to do. he talked about policy. he talked about not just renaming the voting rights act but reinvigorating that act. he called for election day to be a national holiday. he called for an end to gerrymandering and an end to perhaps even an end to the filibuster rule. how real is the possibility that the death of john lewis perhaps may become a galvanizing force in november? >> it very well could be a galvanizing force in november. you know, listening to you recite what president obama said, i thought of congressman lewis' stirring final word to america. that was on the op-ed page of "the new york times" today. and where in that op-ed, congressman lewis is giving us marching orders, sort of overarching marching orders to not give up, to keep pressing, to keep pushing forward, because the work he started was not over. and listed examples of how for him emmett till was a galvanizing force, but george floyd and ahmaud arbery and the beautiful violinist, elijah, they were the galvan

>> well, first of all, you're right in that i think mr. lewis would be proud of this.lendon would be proud. i would encourage everyone out there, please google john mcclendon. when you find out, you say, why didn't i know more about this man? incredible background. anybody that's interested, minorityleaders.org, if you're interested in applying for a position, if you're position. if you are interested as a coach. or even more importantly, business leaders. we want to tie this all together to where it is a springboard. we are making the work experience -- we are paying them so they don't have to go get a second job, so they don't have to take a loan or take savings. this is a springboard to whatever. and it's not -- you are here to prove yourself. you are here to take advantage of this opportunity. and what we're going to do as coach is not only the point of funding. but we are going to make time to be mentors and be involved. and in five to six years, four years, we want the data so we can say, are we having an impact? coaches have committed to this for multiple years.

john robert lewis, mr. speaker, now belongs to the ages. john robert lewis now belongs to the ages. he helped make this world a better place. john would say to us today the struggle continues. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this past friday i joined secretary scalia of the department of labor on a trip to north carolina's fifth district to meet with local business leaders and frontline workers. the events we attended at innovation quarter for site technical community college and lowe's foods came together in record time and a clear reflection of secretary scalia's and his staff's commitment to witnessing north carolina's economic drivers in action. covid-19 has impacted north carolina in many ways, but the resiliency of our state's frontline workers and businesses, which we witnessed on a firsthand basis, continues to propel north carolina in the right direction. mr. speaker, no matter the challenge, the american people r

i met him when i was in lawe to and i said, mr. lewis, you are one of my heroes. what inspired me as a young man was to see what you and reverend lawson, bob moses and diane nash and others did. and he got that kind of awe shucks, thank you very much. next time i saw him i been elected to the united states senate. i told him, john, i'm here because of you. and on inauguration day in 2008, 2009, he was one of the first people i greeted and hugged on that stand and i told him. this is your day, too. he was a good and kind and gentle man. and he believed in us. even when we don't believe in ourselves. and it's fitting that the last time john and i shared a public forum was on zoom. and i'm pretty sure neither he nor i set up the zoom call because we didn't know how to work it. as a virtual town hall with a gathering of young activists who had been helping to lead this summer's demonstrations in the wake of george floyd's death and afterwards i spoke to john privately. and he could not have been prouder to see this new generation of activists standing up for freedom a