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Moment of Silence for Congressman William Clay

Floor Speech

Date: July 17, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BELL. Mr. Speaker, today our country lost a true trailblazer. Congressman William Clay passed away after a lifetime of service that reshaped St. Louis and our Nation.

Already a civil rights icon before he was elected, he didn't come to Washington to play politics. He came to fight for working people, Black families, union members, and those too often left out and unheard. He carried their voices into this Chamber and made sure they echoed.

Bill Clay was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. I and so many others would not be here without the doors he opened and the example he set.

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Mr. BELL. Mr. Speaker, I hold his son, my friend and predecessor, Lacy Clay; the entire Clay family; and the St. Louis community in my prayers.

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of myself, the entire CBC, which he helped found, and the Missouri delegation, I ask for a moment of silence in memory of the Honorable William Lacy Clay, Sr.

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