so i'd like to yield to great member from the state of alabama, honorable terry sewell, seventh district. sewell sewell thank you so much -- ms. sewell: thank you so much, congressman evans. you have so ably represented and lead the second district of pennsylvania. s been an honor -- -- it's been an honor to call you colleague. i want to say, mr. speaker, that today i join with my c.b.c. colleagues in honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. 50 years after his tragedying death. today we honor and celebrate the man who led our country in the fight against racism and injustice, a man who forged tools of nonviolence and compassion so that our nation could break the chains of segregation and jim crow. today we honor a man who refused to believe that racism and war would define our future and who fought to ensure that truth and love would be the final word. as the united states representative of alabama's historic civil rights district, i know that dr. king's selfless sacrifices changed the trajectory of our nation's history and changed the lives of so many in

so i'd like to yield to great member from the state of alabama, honorable terry sewell, seventh district. sewell sewell thank you so much -- ms. sewell: thank you so much, congressman evans. you have so ably represented and lead the second district of pennsylvania. s been an honor -- -- it's been an honor to call you colleague. i want to say, mr. speaker, that today i join with my c.b.c. colleagues in honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. 50 years after his tragedying death. today we honor and celebrate the man who led our country in the fight against racism and injustice, a man who forged tools of nonviolence and compassion so that our nation could break the chains of segregation and jim crow. today we honor a man who refused to believe that racism and war would define our future and who fought to ensure that truth and love would be the final word. as the united states representative of alabama's historic civil rights district, i know that dr. king's selfless sacrifices changed the trajectory of our nation's history and changed the lives of so many in

congresswoman terry so was the -- terri sewell started the process for creating the national monument. i have to give her a shout out. is probably the most significant congressional leader at this moment to advocate for funding in the preservation of civil rights landmarks in alabama and across the united states and the civil rights funding from the national park service for the last two years was secured because of her leadership. glenn, bethelrom baptist church. kelly ingram park, where a lot of the protests took place. if you visit birmingham and tour the park, they have done a good leveraging our to interpret the story. building hosted the black professionals of the day, from the dentist, to the lawyer, to the naacp. what i think is powerful about this story is that this building was designed by robert taylor, america's first professional black architect. graduate fromk m.i.t. would help to start the architecture program at tuskegee university. this is one of the finest examples of urban commercial design in the united states and retained a significant level of architectural integ

congresswoman terry so was the -- terri sewell started the process for creating the national monument. i have to give her a shout out. is probably the most significant congressional leader at this moment to advocate for funding in the preservation of civil rights landmarks in alabama and across the united states and the civil rights funding from the national park service for the last two years was secured because of her leadership. glenn, bethelrom baptist church. kelly ingram park, where a lot of the protests took place. if you visit birmingham and tour the park, they have done a good leveraging our to interpret the story. building hosted the black professionals of the day, from the dentist, to the lawyer, to the naacp. what i think is powerful about this story is that this building was designed by robert taylor, america's first professional black architect. graduate fromk m.i.t. would help to start the architecture program at tuskegee university. this is one of the finest examples of urban commercial design in the united states and retained a significant level of architectural integ

>> congresswoman terri sewell from alabama! [applause] lee, houston,son texas! wish i was there. leader pelosi: don't you love the beautiful diversity of the house democrats? minorities, and lgbt community members. oakland and berkeley, where we will stay woke. >> from the great state of oregon. >> frank pallone, new jersey. >> sandy levin from michigan. we won't let it happen again, right? >>. norcross, new jersey. mom, you are always with me. >> the free state of maryland. judy chu oh, los angeles county, california! rick nolan, the north star state of minnesota! >> jackie spear from the golden state of california! paul tonko from the capital region of new york. the great state of illinois and i am not from norway. [applause] [laughter] >> carolyn maloney from the great city of new york, new york. [applause] i'm proud to be here nancy pelosi of california. year, i marched with my grandchildren. they are marching this year in san francisco. wouldn't you love to see this group serve in the majority? this beautiful, diverse democratic party? run,ou've marched, you've and now you m

here is a look at the democratic address from representative terri sewell. she talks about the legacy of martin luther king jr..

>> congresswoman terri sewell from alabama! [applause] lee, houston,son texas! wish i was there.mbers. oakland and berkeley, where we will stay woke. >> from the great state of oregon. >> frank pallone, new jersey. >> sandy levin from michigan. we won't let it happen again, right? >>. norcross, new jersey. mom, you are always with me. >> the free state of maryland. judy chu oh, los angeles county, california! rick nolan, the north star state of minnesota! >> jackie spear from the golden state of california! paul tonko from the capital region of new york. the great state of illinois and i am not from norway. [applause] [laughter] >> carolyn maloney from the great city of new york, new york. [applause] i'm proud to be here nancy pelosi of california. year, i marched with my grandchildren. they are marching this year in san francisco. wouldn't you love to see this group serve in the majority? this beautiful, diverse democratic party? run,ou've marched, you've and now you must have your voices heard by voting. we have to turn out at the polls to make the difference. are you ready to

here is a look at the democratic address from representative terri sewell. she talks about the legacy of martin luther king jr.. x are newsmakers this weekend. the house minority whip talks the democratic chances of taking control of the house in the upcoming midterm election. he discusses ongoing efforts to dreamers.-called watch the interview at 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. tonight, on "afterward," the georgetown university law professor look set up sensitive looks at the criminalization of poverty in america. issue inoverty and terms of the war on drugs, or the victims of the war on drugs, how did poverty play into that? >> what happens to families, what happens to the men who have been locked up, all the collateral consequences, they can't get jobs and are not allowed to live in public housing. country require consequences of one kind or another. -- ity someone's life destroys someone's life. it is totally connected to poverty. >> watch tonight at 9 p.m. -- c-n on c-span -- two span 2. is christa case bryant from the "the christian science monitor." she's h