[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 110 (Friday, July 8, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 HARMONIZE AND MOBILIZE THROUGH TRAGEDY

  (Mr. HONDA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. 
Cleaver).
  Mr. CLEAVER. I thank the gentleman from California.
  Mr. Speaker, when a nation experiences a tragedy like the one we have 
just witnessed, it can either further polarize, weaponize, and 
fragmentize, or it can harmonize and mobilize.
  The House of Representatives of the United States must choose the 
latter. When reason fails, as it sometimes does, in my world, it is 
time to pray. We have multiple religious affiliations in this body, but 
all of us believe in something that would condemn any kind of violence, 
even verbal violence. The world is watching what we do, and we 
shouldn't waste time watching over our ideology.
  A little boy closed his finger in the door and began to cry. His name 
was Bob. He began to cry and cry and cry, and his parents ran in. His 
other brother, Billy, was also crying. The parents thought both of them 
were hurt, but when they looked at Billy, they said, ``You haven't been 
hurt. Why are you crying?''
  He said, ``I am helping Bob cry.''
  This whole Nation is crying, and those of us here, in our hearts, are 
helping the people of Dallas cry.

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