[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             TRAYVON MARTIN

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. As a mother and an American, I am well aware that 
this Nation is a nation of laws. And our system of justice speaks, and 
the reason why we are a democracy is because we adhere to that. But I'm 
proud of my constituents and others in Houston, Texas, who saw the need 
to petition and to be able to join the family of Trayvon Martin in 
praying to petition their Federal Government. That is America, Mr. 
Speaker--that all Americans have a right to come and petition their 
government.
  Thank you for being peaceful. Thank you for being prayerful. Thank 
you for being ready to speak in tones seeking justice, but doing it in 
a way that is respectful of our system, and ready to be able to achieve 
what your desires are through continuing to pray and be peaceful. In 
Houston, Texas, that is what occurred. And I want to say thank you for 
that peace and that respect of the dignity and democracy that America 
is, and the respect for Trayvon Martin's family.

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