Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Representative Marc
Veasey from Texas, who has been an amazing advocate for voting rights
and has been standing with the people in Texas across this country for
American values with the refugee ban. And I can't say enough about my colleague, my freshman class member,
Stacy Plaskett, from the beautiful Virgin Islands. Her commitment to
being a voice for people who are often not heard has been one that has
been valuable, not only to us here in Congress but for this country. Mr. Speaker, Black History Month is a time to celebrate our progress
while recognizing the challenges that we still face today.