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Calling the National Subcommittee hearing back to order the chair will recognize congressman for five minutes. Thank you madam chairwoman and thank you for holding this hearing today. This is been a very difficult week for all of us and for john lewis of georgia a champion for quality that so many others engaged fighting for their freedoms by discussing the removal congressman lewis described these efforts as the beginning of the movement to help us move toward the realization one people and one nation to be sensitive to her owniv history. Just this week we in the house of representatives are honoring this movement in the Nations Capital by voting on historic legislation to removeov the statue of defenders but the horrific system of slavery segregation and racism from the us capitol building. Lamp out of the work hour chair and all colleagues are doing to demonstrate ....
Meeting to hear racist symbols on our public lands. Under Committee Rule 4f, any l Opening Statements designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep their schedules. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent and that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess subject to the call of the chair because there are votes. So we will have to break for that. As described in the notice, statements, documents, or motions must be submitted to the electronic repository at h r see hnrc. Members are responsible for their own microphones. As with our in person meeting, members can ....
Chairwoman, and thank you for holding this hearing today. This has been a very difficult week for all of us. As we mourn the loss of congressman john lewis of georgia, a hero to some any of the, a champion for equality, we must, too remember the sacrifice and legacy he and Many Americans made in fighting for our rights and freedom. When discussing the removal of confederate monuments, congressman lewis described these efforts as the beginning of the movement that would help us move toward the realization that we are one people, one nation, and we have to be. Ensitive to our own history just this week, we in the house of representatives are honoring this movement in the nations capitol by voting on historic legislation that will remove the defenders of the horrific system of slavery, segregation, and racism from the u. S. Capitol building. I am proud of the work of our chair and all of our colleagues are doing to demonstrate that o ....
Its incredible to be in the state of arizona with a man who is fighting for every single one of you in this room. They said he would never run for president. He said theres no way he could be 15 or 16 other republicans, they said theres no way he can beat hillary clinton, the media, every other president that was living before and there is no way he could do it. On that day in november 2016, this state alongside so many other states shocked the world. And they said this man represents, not the kingdom of washington, d. C. , not the ruling class, but the people, we are not going to take it anymore. [cheering] there is a very important cultural moment happening in our country. Our history is being deleted, our statues are being taken down, George Washington statue taken down with no plans of it being taken back up. , now is the time for courage, now is the time for our Young Stu ....