[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6473]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM DINNER

  (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, this past Sunday I participated 
in one of the largest sit-down dinners ever held. It was hosted by the 
Detroit branch of the NAACP, and there we heard from and we honored the 
conscience of this House, Representative John Lewis.
  The event was titled ``The Fight for Freedom Dinner.'' And some of 
those freedoms worth fighting for are economic in nature: The freedom 
to own a home that won't be unfairly placed in foreclosure. The freedom 
to work a job and not be laid off because you're outsourced. The 
freedom to receive health care, especially health care guaranteed by 
Medicare, and not have to go broke or bankrupt paying for it.
  These opportunities should be available under our legal system to all 
Americans equally.

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