[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 27983]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON'S RUN FOR PRESIDENT

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, today marks the 25-year 
anniversary of the Jesse Jackson run for President of the United 
States.
  As a resident of Chicago, I have been privileged to be up front and 
close to the Jesse Jackson phenomenon. I have seen his positive impact 
on Chicago as he globalized a world vision for change. I know how he 
has helped the Democratic Party to become more democratic and the 
Republican Party to focus more on the Republic.
  He has advanced the causes of all minorities, helped Illinois become 
a State where African Americans and other minorities can be elected to 
the highest of public offices, and he laid the groundwork for the 
election of the Nation's first African American President, Barack 
Obama.
  Rev. Jackson, we salute you.

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