You greetings as well as welcome for all of you being here in the city of soelma once again as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. I would like to say that on behalf of the citizens of selma which is about 20,700 citizens i bring you greetings and welcome on behalf of them as well as the city council members. I would like to say also that our city of selma is an old city, incorporated in 2018. 2018. Oh, since the 1820s. I apologize. [laughter] i got a little ahead. 1820. Certainly as we go through this history, pegasus, what, about 195 years old roughly . Incorporated because there was already something there, but it became a incorporated, and i made is the third oldest city in alabama, monbile one, montgomery second and selma third. Anytime i come to this church, i become full. I have hit it for a long time. My mother went to this church all of her life. She passed way some years ago, many years ago but always on mothers day when she was alive any and even
Is the if enemy of grace, dignity, respect leadership, who is the epitome of grace, dignity, respect, leadership. In this godordained moment, we welcome this afternoon the reverend dr. Bernice king, the chief executive officer of the king center, founded by her mother in 1968, appointed to this position in january, 2012, by the board of trustees. Dr. Bernice king is known as one of the most prolific, powerful motivating and anointed orators today. She leaves audiences requiring you to think and process what you have heard, and then stand up and do something. She challenges us to live by a standard. See understands the power of standards and the power of living on purpose, living out your legacy. Yes, she is the legacy. Born the youngest daughter of the late Coretta Scott king and the reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. She began her oratorical journey when she spoke in her mothers stead at the United Nations at the age of 17. Now she has spoken to audiences all over the world educated
Gwendolyn e. Boyd. Thank you and to all who are gathered here, and other elected officials, my brothers and sisters in christ, what a Beautiful Day the lord has given us to gather and to celebrate and more importantly to act. And in the spirit of the movement is truly my honor and privilege to introduce the one who will bring the message to us today, one who is the epitome of grace, beauty, respect leadership, one who represents the direct lineage of the one who spoke on these very grounds, 50 years ago today, in this god ordained moment, we bought him this afternoon rev. Dr. Bernice king, who is the chief executive officer of the king center which was founded by her mother in 1968. She was appointed to this position in january 2012 by the board of trustees. Dr. King is nationally and internal ashley known as one of the most prolific, powerful, motivated and anointed our doors in todays season. She leaves audiences require you to think and process what you have heard and then stand up
This is American History tv on cspan3. [applause] let me thank god this day for there is no other place i would rather be at this hour than in the house of the lord. Amen. Before i say what i want to say, which will be quick, i must proud i am to once again have i am proud to have my wife and our daughter here with us. [applause] the only grandchild of martin and coretta king. I was asked to do a tribute, and it has been 50 years, but i am not feeling like a tribute because i find it challenging to celebrate yes, we celebrate so many who some gave their lives and others walked over the bridge yesterday 50 years ago and were beaten badly, but when we think about what Martin Luther king, jr. Would want us to do, i imagine he would tell us that our work was not done. Do, i imagine he would tell us that our work was not done. It has certainly been 50 years and there are so many here today that would not have been here. Cabinet secretary that were certainly not here 50 years ago, and i am p
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2012] speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. Blumenauer, for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. Its difficult to focus on the task at hand in the aftermath of a shooting rampage in my district yesterday. With at least 10,000 people in a shopping mall, a young man allegedly and some eyewitnesses with body armor and semiautomatic weapon discharged 60 shots