[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 48 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             TRAYVON MARTIN

  (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am before the House with a very 
heavy heart. I am very much concerned about the circumstances in 
Florida involving Trayvon Martin.
  We live in a world, Mr. Speaker, where it's not enough for things to 
be right; they must also look right. And it just doesn't look right for 
a 17-year-old child to lose his life under the circumstances that have 
been announced.
  I would like to thank all of the many colleagues here for the 
bipartisan support that has been shown in calling for the Justice 
Department to investigate. I also thank those who say they support what 
the Justice Department is doing in terms of an investigation. It 
doesn't look right, and I believe it is not right.

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