[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 126 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        SLAVERY REMEMBRANCE DAY

  (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, and still I rise. I rise today 
some 400 years after slavery was introduced to the United States in 
1619. I rise today proud of this House of Representatives because on 
yesterday, the House approved a historic Slavery Remembrance Day 
resolution.
  Madam Speaker, in the out years, this resolution is going to prove to 
be very beneficial to our country. You will find slavery remembrance 
commemorations going on across the length and breadth of the country. 
This is because we never want to repeat the horrors of slavery.
  So, I thank every Member of this House who voted for this resolution. 
Each of you will receive from me a personal thank you as well as a 
commemorative booklet so that you can place this prominently some place 
in your home or your office because it was a historic occasion, and it 
will make a difference in the lives of people across the length and 
breadth of this country.
  I am so proud of you, and I thank you. God bless you.

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