Sen. Leahy Statement on Death of Rep. Lewis
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the text of the following statement on the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia:
John Lewis was an American hero among us, a lodestar who drew us closer to our ideals. He was a dear friend and mentor to me on civil rights and so much else.
I felt honored when he called me his brother and when he came to Vermont last year for a night at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington that none of us w . . .
John Lewis was an American hero among us, a lodestar who drew us closer to our ideals. He was a dear friend and mentor to me on civil rights and so much else.
I felt honored when he called me his brother and when he came to Vermont last year for a night at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington that none of us w . . .