[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CELEBRATING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, alongside hundreds of Ohioans, 
our community of Toledo celebrated the sacrificial life and works of 
Reverend Martin Luther King.
  Macedonia Baptist Church in Toledo, and its rousing choir, welcomed 
guest speaker and NAACP's national executive board member, Reverend Dr. 
Wendell Anthony, who spoke eloquently of the living legacy of Reverend 
Dr. King.
  One quote of Dr. King remains alive--and there are so many that do--
but is particularly poignant and courageous. He said:
  ``I'm not one to lose hope. I keep on hoping. I still have faith in 
the future. But I have had to analyze many things over the last few 
years. And I would say over the last few months, I've gone through a 
lot of soul-searching and agonizing moments. And I have come to see 
that we have many more difficulties ahead. Some of the old optimism was 
a little superficial, and now it must be tempered with solid realism. 
And I think the realistic fact is that we still have a long, long way 
to go.''
  Mr. Speaker, until his life was taken from him, he worked for hope, 
optimism, and to build a better world every day. I share that with 
every citizen of our country.

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