Rep. DeLauro Statement on Death of Rep. Lewis
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia:
"I am devastated and heartbroken at the passing of my colleague, friend, and civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis.
"The impact John Lewis has had on our country cannot be overstated. In his over three decades in Congress, John Lewis carried with him the ideas laid forth by Martin Luther King Jr. - 'the arc of the moral univ . . .
"I am devastated and heartbroken at the passing of my colleague, friend, and civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis.
"The impact John Lewis has had on our country cannot be overstated. In his over three decades in Congress, John Lewis carried with him the ideas laid forth by Martin Luther King Jr. - 'the arc of the moral univ . . .