CELEBRATING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING

On 2026-01-20, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) delivered a floor speech titled "CELEBRATING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING" in the House.

CELEBRATING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)] [House] [Page H942] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CELEBRATING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, alongside hundreds of Ohioans, our community of Toledo celebrated the sacrificial life and works of Reverend Martin Luther King. Macedonia Baptist Church in Toledo, and its rousing choir, welcomed guest speaker and NAACP's national executive board member, Reverend Dr. Wendell Anthony, who spoke eloquently of the living legacy of Reverend Dr. King. One quote of Dr. King remains alive--and there are so many that do-- but is particularly poignant and courageous. He said: ``I'm not one to lose hope. I keep on hoping. I still have faith in the future. But I have had to analyze many things over the last few years. And I would say over the last few months, I've gone through a lot of soul-searching and agonizing moments. And I have come to see that we have many more difficulties ahead. Some of the old optimism was a little superficial, and now it must be tempered with solid realism. And I think the realistic fact is that we still have a long, long way to go.'' Mr. Speaker, until his life was taken from him, he worked for hope, optimism, and to build a better world every day. I share that with every citizen of our country. ____________________