[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 27980]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF REV. JESSE JACKSON

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. We feel the presence of Rev. Jesse Jackson not only in 
this Chamber but in this Nation. Through nearly a half century 
commitment to social and economic justice, Rev. Jackson heard the call 
of Dr. King and marched for civil rights and helped to make civil 
rights for millions of Americans a reality.
  He heard the call of the prophet Isaiah early in his life and made 
justice the measuring line--not just social justice, but economic 
justice, political justice. He heard the call of Matthew and made his 
life about a commitment to doing for the least of the brethren; asked 
the question, When I was hungry, did you feed me? When I was homeless, 
did you shelter me?
  He has been and continues to be a powerful force for economic justice 
in America. He has and continues to be a person who points the way--a 
way-shower--for jobs, for health care, for housing, for education. Let 
us celebrate Rev. Jesse Jackson by continuing to support his work.

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