WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 21, paying tribute to Judge Damon J. Keith: I rise during this Special Order to pay tribute to the Honorable Judge Damon J. Keith, a pivotal civil rights leader and legal trailblazer that our country lost on April 28, 2019 at the age of 96. When Judge Damon J. Keith was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 to serve as Judge of the United States  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 20, recognizing the death of Judge Damon Jerome Keith: As the representative of the 30th District of Texas, I'd like to recognize the passing of The Honorable Damon Jerome Keith, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Judge Damon J. Keith, one of the nation's longest-serving federal judges, was a tireless champion of c  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement recognizing May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: "Each year during the month of May, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month calls us to celebrate and reflect on the rich history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. These communities draw from an incredibly diverse range of cultures, languages, and religions that all come together to make the Unite  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 23, on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Each year during the month of May, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month calls us to celebrate and reflect on the rich history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. These communities draw from an incredibly diverse range of cultures, languages, and religions that all come together to make the United State  more