I'm just grateful to so many of my colleagues from the House and Senate in both parties for carrying on this important tradition for more than seven decades. What a remarkable thing that is. And so many of them are here today. Thank you, … John Quincy Adams ran for Congress with a mission. He wanted to eradicate slavery. … over, but the nation. Sadly, was not yet ready for it. And on about the 13th try, as the story goes, a young member of. (00:27–00:37)
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