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U.S. House Honors Rep. John Lewis as the 'Conscience of Congress' in Special Session
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1:29:44Now PlayingHouse lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle remembered Rep. John Lewis, who died last Friday, as the "conscience of the Congress."
"Where would America be today, if we were not for John Lewis?" asked Rep. Sanford Bishop, a fellow Democratic lawmaker from Georgia.
"Without his activism, without his courage, without his perseverance for voting rights, I doubt if I'd be here today," he said.
Lewis died several months after he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.
Democrats are urging the Senate to take up a bill of enduring importance to Lewis: protecting and expanding the right to vote.
Republicans, however, appear unlikely to bring up the voting rights bill for a Senate vote.
Republican lawmakers in the House joined Democrats in praising Lewis for his commitment to civil rights.
"If it weren't for the bravery of John and men and women like him, many of us wouldn't be in this chamber today, said Rep. Will Hurd, a Republican lawmaker from Texas.
"And as a black man, I'm not sure I would have had the same rights as my fellow countrymen," Hurd said.
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