Walters. This is two and a half hours. [ applause ] good morning, my brothers and sisters. Oh, that is not good enough. Good morning, my brothers and sisters. From the faith that the dark past have brought us. We will, we will, we will march on. Until victory is won. I welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. You are at the 47th annual legislative conference, a conference you could not afford to miss and be reminded and still i rise. I welcome you again and delighted that you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights, it is very timely, it is urgent and i am confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this morning, i was at one of our missions for homeless men here in washington, d. C. , along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals where the system has failed them, where there is no future, then you know
Including john lewis, maxine walters. This is two and a half hours. [ applause ] good morning, my brothers and sisters. Oh, that is not good enough. Good morning, my brothers and sisters. From the faith that the dark past have brought us. We will, we will, we will march on. Until victory is won. I welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. You are at the 47th annual legislative conference, a conference you could not afford to miss and be reminded and still i rise. I welcome you again and delighted that you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights, it is very timely, it is urgent and i am confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this morning, i was at one of our missions for homeless men here in washington, d. C. , along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals where the system has failed them, where ther