I worked with Rep. Tim Ryan, who represents Kent State today, to pass a House resolution yesterday memorializing the event. But I felt that wasn’t enough. So I gave this speech on the Floor of the House last night:

My father was a history teacher. I sometimes wonder what kind of speeches he might give, if he had been elected to Congress instead of me. It’s too late to ask him – he’s been gone for ten years. But last night I gave the speech that I thought he might give, explaining what Kent State meant then, and what it means today. This one is for you, Dad.