Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of designating the facility of the United States Postal Service in Atlanta, Georgia as the “John R. Lewis Post Office Building” and the facility in Petaluma, California as the “Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building.” Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi.
U.S. commemorates the first anniversary of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis | Election News
To commemorate President Joe Biden, who has long served as a member of Congress, once again urged Congress to pass legislation to defend the right to vote.
US President Joe Biden once again called on Congress to pass legislation to protect the voting rights of civil rights leader and long-time Congressman John Lewis. Passed away a year ago.
In a statement on the first anniversary of Lewis’s death on Saturday, Biden stated that it is vital to continue “the cause for which John is willing to give his life: protecting the sacred right to vote.”