Today, the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the full weight of the federal government have been wielded against an 8z-year-old great-grandmother.

I grew up under Jim Crow. I've seen what happens when people in power try to silence those who stand up to them. I spent my life fighting back, and I'm not stopping now.

I'm not new to this. I'm true to this.

I will not be intimidated. I will not be bullied. And I will not back down.

Senator L. Louise Lucas President Pro Tempore