WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 26, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. "Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a towering figure for human rights, Black empowerment, and peace on Earth -- I was honored to have known him and to have stood with him against apartheid. "A man of deep faith, both in God and in humanity, he drew on h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 26, 2021: * * * "Today, the first day of Kwanzaa, is a fitting end for a man who embodied Umoja or Unity. The day after Christmas, where for Christians the child Jesus was given for humanity, is also fitting for a man who put the message of Christ before himself and on behalf of the destitute and downtrodden not only in his native South Africa but all across our world. "He was awarded the Nobel Peace  more PR