this. but she does know how to give it her all. and what she gives to her family, her friends, she also gives to the law and to this country. a testament of her character is all the people of different backgrounds and beliefs who understand that essence of ketanji. we ve seen that in her endorsements from bipartisan colleagues from the bench and the bar and from both civil rights leaders and members of law enforcement. and we will see it in the history she will make. i know she is honored and humbled by the significance of this moment. not for what it means for her, but what it means for our amazing country. confirmation of the idea that america is a place in which all of us can feel a sense of belonging and all of us can reach our fullest potential. while challenging, i would summarize nearly 35 years of friendship in this way. by highlighting ketanji s faith
oriented to reach their fullest potential in the house of representatives. so wonderful that he did that, and all members, whether new or not, benefited from the generosity of his spirit, sometimes the candor of how we do our work, whether we asked or not, the candor was there. and again, it was an honor to share, again, some of these thoughts about our dear elijah. elijah loved baltimore and his district. he was my baltimore brother in congress. we had our chats about baltimore all the time. he loved and respected his constituents. by example, he gave people hope. by his courage, he fought for what is right. by his brilliance, knowledge, and legal prowess, he made a difference in so many ways, fighting for gun violence prevention, expanding opportunity for everyone, recognizing now, this was
one word i would use to describe elijah over and over again are the words future. he was there to make the future for our children whom he called as has been said, our living messengers to a future we will never see. but he wanted for those children to have a future worthy of their aspirations. and he wanted them to have a future built on our values, continuing to be built on our values. as a master of the house he was also the mentor of the house. was anybody in here mentored by elijah cummings? i think so. it was no surprise when we had the election and we won the congress that elijah said send me as many freshmen as you can because i want to help them be oriented to reach their fullest potential in the house of
oriented to reach their fullest potential in the house of representatives. so wonderful that he did that and all members, whether new or not, benefited from the generosity of his spirit. sometimes the candor of how we do our work, whether we asked or not, the candor was there and again it was an honor to share again this some of these thoughts about our dear elijah. elijah loved baltimore and his district. he was my baltimore brother in congress. we had our chats about baltimore all the time. he loved and respected his constituents. by example, he gave people hope. by his courage he fought for what is right. by his brilliance, knowledge and legal prowess, he made a difference in so many ways, fighting for gun violence prevention, expanding opportunity for everyone,
represented here today. we, too, are the faces of tax reform. that s why i m pleased that our plan includes an expansion of the child tax credit, a family credit. it s going to help families have more money in their pocketbooks. pro-family, pro-growth, that s what this plan is all about. it s so that you can plan for your future, realize your fullest potential, and empower american families to start dreaming again. and to see how tax reform text to 50589. this is an important day and i hope you understand the significance of it. for every member this could really become the most significant bill they ever make a decision in their term in congress. more than three decades for the last time we had tax reform this size. the american public has been asking for it. i think it s a little ironic