Dear Friends, Yesterday, I paid my respects to civil rights giant Congressman John Lewis as he laid in state inside of the U.S. Capitol.  You may view a video of the services HERE.  On Sunday, he crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time.   I will never forget the incredible experience that Martha and I had five years ago of walking across that very same bridge with Congressman Lewis to honor the 50th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’. We'll miss John Lewis, but we can all draw comfort from the fact that his legacy lives on through the fruits of his struggle for equality during the 1960s, his leadership, and irreplaceable voice during his three decades of service in Congress, and the USNS John Lewis sailing the seas. Closer to home in Little Rock, though, the enhanced Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site will bear testimony to his extraordinary work in Congress, and I will be forever proud and grateful for his partnership in passing that bill – now law. The House of Representatives is a poorer place without John Lewis' beautiful voice and his beautiful message that brought our House together. Our prayers are with Congressman Lewis’ family and friends.

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