mrs. beatty: mr. speaker, i come to you unscripted about a lady who made a difference in the lives of this nation. 59 years ago, one week ago, rosa parks refused to give up her seat so she could make a stand for civil rights and justice. she said she was only tired of giving in and that day her remaining in her seat made a difference for a person like me, a young girl in 1955 who vowed to make a difference because this woman, known as the mother of the modern civil rights movement, took a stand. and in the third congressional district last week, governor bob taft, the central ohio transit authority, my third congressional district and the ohio state university stood together and hosted hundreds of individuals to talk about redefining our communities, standing up for justice. am proud that congressman hakeem jeffries joined a panel with other scholars like sharon davies and curtis austin as we talked about moving forward, as we talked about moving forward from the trayvon martins, from the michael brow

mrs. beatty: mr. speaker, thank you. it is my honor to stand here not only with the congressional members of the black caucus. today, i have a heavy heart. if we stand here ases members of the congressional plaque caucus on the topic, being black in america, what ferguson says where we are and where we need to go. mr. speaker, i would like to express my condolences to the family of michael brown. the gentle giant will not be forgotten nor will what his loss represents. michael brown had a promising future before his life was cut short that saturday afternoon in august. and i realize my time is probably up. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. jeffries: thank you, mr. speaker. we have come a long way and we look forward to marching toward a more perfect union and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognize dollars r 60 minutes as the designee f the majority lea

mrs. beatty: mr. speaker, thank you. it is my honor to stand here not only with the congressional members of the black caucus. today, i have a heavy heart. if we stand here ases members of the congressional plaque caucus on the topic, being black in america, what ferguson says where we are and where we need to go. mr. speaker, i would like to express my condolences to the family of michael brown. the gentle giant will not be forgotten nor will what his loss represents. michael brown had a promising future before his life was cut short that saturday afternoon in august. and i realize my time is probably up. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. jeffries: thank you, mr. speaker. we have come a long way and we look forward to marching toward a more perfect union and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognize dollars r 60 minutes as the designee f the majority lea

mrs. beatty: mr. speaker, thank you. it is my honor to stand here not only with the congressional members of the black caucus. today, i have a heavy heart. if we stand here ases members of the congressional plaque caucus on the topic, being black in america, what ferguson says where we are and where we need to go. mr. speaker, i would like to express my condolences to the family of michael brown. the gentle giant will not be forgotten nor will what his loss represents. michael brown had a promising future before his life was cut short that saturday afternoon in august. and i realize my time is probably up. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. jeffries: thank you, mr. speaker. we have come a long way and we look forward to marching toward a more perfect union and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognize dollars r 60 minutes as the designee f the majority lea