Representative John Lewis Stamp Unveiling Ceremony
2023-06-23T14:30:05-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTY1XC8wMTRcLzE2ODczNzgzNTFfMDE0LmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19U.S. House leadership, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and others participated in an unveiling ceremony of a new postage stamp honoring the late civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) at the U.S. Capitol. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) shared their memories of Rep. Lewis. Speaker McCarthy recalled watching Rep. Lewis introduce President Obama on the 50th anniversary of the voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, which Mr. Lewis helped lead as a young activist. The speaker remarked on the progress of racial equality in the U.S., saying, “I got goosebumps, and I got tears, thinking how far we had come.”
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U.S. House leadership, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and others participated in an unveiling ceremony of a new postage stamp honoring the late civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) at the U.S. Capitol. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) shared their memories of Rep. Lewis. Speaker McCarthy recalled watching Rep. Lewis introduce President Obama on the 50th anniversary of the voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, which Mr. Lewis helped lead as a young activist. The speaker remarked on the progress of racial equality in the U.S., saying, “I got goosebumps, and I got tears, thinking how far we had come.” close
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