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The Fight for Freedom Dinner

Statement

Date: May 3, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, this past Sunday I participated in one of the largest sit-down dinners ever held. It was hosted by the Detroit branch of the NAACP, and there we heard from and we honored the conscience of this House, Representative John Lewis.

The event was titled ``The Fight for Freedom Dinner.'' And some of those freedoms worth fighting for are economic in nature: The freedom to own a home that won't be unfairly placed in foreclosure. The freedom to work a job and not be laid off because you're outsourced. The freedom to receive health care, especially health care guaranteed by Medicare, and not have to go broke or bankrupt paying for it.

These opportunities should be available under our legal system to all Americans equally.


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