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Memorializing the Honorable John Lewis

Floor Speech

Date: July 22, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, John Lewis has a true legacy of leadership in this House, and he changed the world that we live in.

When Congressman Lewis would take the podium, everyone in this House would fall silent and listen to him. I doubt in his long career in this House that the Speaker ever had to hammer the House into order to listen to John Lewis speak.

A man who fought for the Voting Rights Act, John Lewis' legacy demands that Congress act. I call on Congress to pass and send to the President's desk for signature the bipartisan H.R. 1799 renewing the Voting Rights Act.

Congressman Lewis was a giant in history, but he was a humble man in this House. He treated every Member the same and with dignity. He will be missed.

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