House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 2:48:40 to 2:50:55
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John Lewis: mr. rangel: in response, i would like to present to you -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair will remind that persons in the gallery, if they are here as guests of the house, audible conversations is in violation of

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Speech By: John Lewis

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John Lewis: the rules of the house. furthermore, occupants of the gallery are guests of the house, those in violation of the rules of the house may be removed. the gentleman from new york. mr. rangel: i present to you congresswoman lewis from the sovereign state of georgia for 90 seconds, the true voice of

2:49:19 to 2:49:40( Edit History Discussion )

John Lewis: justice in this congress. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i want to thank my chairman, chairman rangel, for yielding. mr. speaker, this is a historic day.

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John Lewis: as president kennedy said in his book "profiles in courage", there comes a time men must act according to the dictates of their conscience and not according to political expediency. we have a mission. we have a mandate. we have a moral obligation to

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John Lewis: lead this nation into a new era where health care is a right and not a privilege. now is the time, be on the right side of history, the right side of the fix, the r we have been struck down by the

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John Lewis: spirit of history. if we fail to act on health care, if we fail to do what we must do, history will not be so i say to you, my colleagues, be not afraid, be not afraid. be of the courage.

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John Lewis: the time is always right to do what is right, on this day, at this moment. answer the call of history and