[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE HONORABLE JOHN CONYERS, JR.

  (Mrs. LAWRENCE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today with the Michigan 
delegation and my beloved members of the Congressional Black Caucus to 
pay honor and tribute to the life of John Conyers. He passed away this 
past weekend.
  As we know, John Conyers was the dean of this Congress. He served 53 
years. He served as chairman of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform as well as the Judiciary.
  We stand here today to recognize his fight for civil rights, his 
fight to have the Martin Luther King birthday celebration, his fight 
against apartheid, his fight to ensure that we in this country never 
lost sight of our criminal justice that is not equal, and his fight for 
justice for all.
  We often remember him walking around with his kind manner in this 
House, and I ask at this time if we could have a moment of silence.
  Would everyone please stand.

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