John Lewis Honored as Moral Beacon in Capitol Memorial
In a Capitol Rotunda service, Pelosi and McConnell praised Rep John Lewis as a conscience of Congress and a peacemaker. Biden paid respects, Trump stayed away, and Lewis’s legacy as a civil rights leader and voting rights champion was highlighted amid recalls of his dangerous early marches and the 1965 Voting Rights Act impact.
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