goes from here politically. you can't acknowledge the past implications of juneteenth if you don't talk about the future. >> there are two things here to acknowledge. one is the gap between our willingness to -- and we are struggling at this very moment to even talk about the past in an accurate and full and complete way. but our willingness to then apply those same lessons or that information to the present seems to be where we are truly lacking as a country. so first and foremost, right, for anyone who is dubious about why congress would take this action this year, there are similar questions to be asked about every institution in america. where is your substantive action towards racial equity and progress? there is not an area of american life where there aren't legitimate questions to be asked and answer. that being said, there are also -- to return to what ms. opal lee said, there's something critical also to understand.