Congressman Tim Ryan of Youngstown, Ohio, rose on the floor of the United States House of Representatives yesterday to deliver his last words as a Member of Congress.
Tim Ryan is 49 years old. Listen to his words. Do they resonate with you?
I think they are unique. Is there anyone else talking like this in this moment?
Tim Ryan inspires me. Does he inspire you?
What he is saying needs saying.
The Trump era is at its end. What will come next?
It could be worse. There should be no lack of imagination about that in 2022 America.
It could also be much better. When the trumpet sounds the call for American renewal will the powerful mandarins who preside over American politics, media and business be the first to hear it, or the last?
I agree with every word said by Tim Ryan. That is what I am for. I am for grace, decency, compassion, gratitude and America.
We the People. It is a momentous assertion. There is no king here. There is no American born above another. There is only the American people. There have been tremendous iniquities and inequities imposed on American minorities by the white majority that are the equal of any evil imposed by any government against a persecuted minority anywhere.