[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 199 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14901-H14902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              A GREAT DAY

  (Mr. RUSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I am very, very proud today. Today is indeed a 
great day for myself, for the people in the city of Chicago, the people 
of the Second Congressional District. Today is a day that is great for 
all of America.

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  We must take pause today, Mr. Speaker, to understand all that has 
gone on in regards to Jesse Jackson, Jr., being sworn in as a Member of 
Congress. I am absolutely so proud, and I am so appreciative of the 
work of the Jackson family.
  You see, Mr. Speaker, about 25-26 years ago I had to call upon Jesse 
Jackson, Sr. to save my very life. I called him when I was on the run, 
when police officers were out to kill me. Jesse Jackson did not 
hesitate to come to my assistance and to come to my aid.
  I have seen Jesse Jackson, Jr., from a toddler up until an adult, and 
I cannot think of any more qualities that God could have invested in a 
single individual than what he invested in Jesse Jackson, Jr.
  Mr. Speaker, this young man, as you saw a brief indication of today, 
has traveled the world, has been in the company of great individuals, 
individuals at the top of national governments, individuals who are, 
indeed, movers and shakers and history makers throughout the world. But 
the quality, the resounding quality that keeps coming forward in terms 
of Jesse Jackson, Jr., is not arrogance, is not a higher-than-thou or 
greater-than-thou or holier-than-thou. The common characteristic that 
comes through in terms of Jesse Jackson, Jr., is humility and 

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humbleness and willingness to work in behalf of those individuals in 
this society who have no one to fight and to work for them. He is, 
indeed, a great person already at the age of 30, a remarkable man, a 
history maker.
  Simply because of the fact that he can walk with kings and yet and 
still he can also be very comfortable to walk and lead and participate 
and fight for the common man, Mr. Speaker, this House of 
Representatives will not be the same because we have a humble 
individual, an individual who knows greatness and knows that greatness 
evolves as a direct byproduct of working on behalf of common people.

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