[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 132 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4491]
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                         REMEMBERING JOHN LEWIS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Today, as we speak, the U.S. Congress confers a rare 
and high honor on a national hero who richly deserves it. Our 
distinguished late colleague, Congressman John Lewis, is lying in state 
in the Rotunda.
  I had the honor to speak at this afternoon's ceremony--how amazing to 
reflect on John's incredible American life. It began deep in the 
segregated South, ran through lunch counters in Nashville, jail cells 
in Mississippi, across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, up the steps of the 
Lincoln Memorial, and brought him to the halls of Congress.
  He made heroic contributions to our Nation's march toward racial 
justice. He also brought an unforgettable example of moral urgency, 
respect, and love to Washington that left an impact on everyone he met. 
His example will be missed here in the Capitol. He will be remembered 
forever by a grateful Nation because, as far as I am concerned, it is 
not really the rest of us in Congress who are conveying an honor upon 
John Lewis today, not this time. Rather, it is John who is bringing 
greater honor to us, to this Capitol, with his presence, one final 
time.

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