[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S3711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING REVEREND JESSE SCOTT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today with a sad heart, because on 
Monday, May 10, the city of Las Vegas and our Nation lost a voice for 
truth and justice. On that day, Reverend Jesse Scott passed away.
  Reverend Jesse Scott committed many of his 90 years to creating a 
more just world. With a commanding voice he argued for basic principles 
of fairness that will reverberate long into the future. His 
perseverance inspired us all and we continue his legacy of building a 
community that sees all its members as equals.
  Reverend Scott's career was devoted to social justice. As an 
organizer, president and executive director of the NAACP in California 
and Nevada, he brought communities together to create better living and 
working conditions for minority workers. Because of his dedication, 
Reverend Scott was later selected to be the executive director of the 
Nevada Equal Rights Commission, where he served with dedication and 
distinction.
  Until his death, Reverend Scott was assistant pastor at Second 
Baptist Church of Las Vegas and was the former pastor of Second 
Christian Church in Las Vegas. Even in his final days, he practiced his 
life's mission of social advocacy by working with Nevada's nonviolent 
ex-offenders and by promoting education to help Nevada students go to 
college.
  The U.S. Senate will also miss an opportunity to hear Reverend 
Scott's words of faith; he was scheduled to serve as the guest Chaplain 
and deliver the opening prayer on the Senate floor on Thursday, May 20.
  Mr. President, Reverend Jesse Scott was a trailblazer for civil 
rights and a man of deep faith in God and humanity. My thoughts are 
with Reverend Scott's family during this difficult time.
  Our State has lost a giant, but I am proud to have worked alongside 
such a great Nevadan.

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