I guess Nancy would call John Lewis an "Icon". Nancy and her "Icons" (with a lot of help from The Obama) have reduced the seats the Democratic Party holds by over 1,000 seats in a decade.
John Lewis has been a CongressCritter for 30 YEARS ....... and what has he accomplished in 30 YEARS?
He has sponsored 14 Bills that became Law ...... 14 in 30 YEARS.
I will say that the John Lewis record beats the Ron Paul record - so he can call that his claim to fame.
John Lewis Congressional Record |US Congress.gov
1. H.R.3811 — 100th Congress (1987-1988)
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 50 Spring Street, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building".
2. H.R.801 — 101st Congress (1989-1990)
To designate the United States Court of Appeals Building at 56 Forsyth Street in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "Elbert P. Tuttle Court of Appeals Building".
3. H.R.4488 — 113th Congress (2013-2014)
Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014
4. H.R.4275 — 111th Congress (2009-2010)
To designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John C. Godbold Federal Building".
5. H.R.1616 — 108th Congress (2003-2004)
Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act
6. H.R.3442 — 107th Congress (2001-2002)
National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of 2001
7. H.R.904 — 102nd Congress (1991-1992)
African American History Landmark Theme Study Act
8. H.R.3834 — 101st Congress (1989-1990)
Selma to Montgomery National Trail Study Act of 1989
9. H.R.690 — 102nd Congress (1991-1992)
To authorize the National Park Service to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
10. H.R.3491 — 108th Congress (2003-2004)
National Museum of African American History and Culture Act
11. H.R.923 — 110th Congress (2007-2008)
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
12. H.R.1933 — 103rd Congress (1993-1994)
King Holiday and Service Act of 1994
13. H.R.2040 — 110th Congress (2007-2008)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act
14. H.R.4994 — 111th Congress (2009-2010)
Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
Think about what this man could have done in 30 years & what he could still do today, if he wasn't such a whiner - instead he has put forward fluff Legislation that hasn't done a darn thing for those that blindly re-elect him every 2 years. Perhaps his constituents appreciate and support his Disrespect of the President of the United States, perhaps they appreciate his Disregard of the Voters who put that President in office - perhaps people like John Lewis are a part of the reason that Congress has a low rating, part of the reason of those Lost 1,000 seats and a BIG part of the divisiveness in this Nation.
I lost respect for John Lewis many years ago - I actually saw the live footage of those protestors on that bridge - it was a big reason that I marched for Civil Rights. He has wasted his opportunities and that's just SAD.
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