Erica Lee Carter on Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee: I Want to Finish What My Mom Fought So Hard For

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SHARPTON Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is former Houston ░░░░░░░░ Sylvester Turner currently running ░░░░░░░░ Texas 18th congressional district ░░░░░░░░ Erica Lee Carter currently ░░░░░░░░ in the 18th district ░░░░░░░░ special election to finish ░░░░░░░░ mother s term Mayor ░░░░░░░░ and ms Carter thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us tonight ░░░░░░░░ the end of this ░░░░░░░░ week Let me start ░░░░░░░░ you ms Carter I ░░░░░░░░ talked to your family ░░░░░░░░ before your mother passed ░░░░░░░░ last month after battling ░░░░░░░░ just two days later ░░░░░░░░ friend and a pi ░░░░░░░░ alpha sorority sister Kamala ░░░░░░░░ declared her presidential candidacy ░░░░░░░░ she attended your mother ░░░░░░░░ funeral later that week ░░░░░░░░ you all graciously had ░░░░░░░░ speak among some of ░░░░░░░░ On Thursday vice president ░░░░░░░░ accepted the Democratic nomination ░░░░░░░░ watershed for millions of ░░░░░░░░ black women in particular ░░░░░░░░ those that never lived ░░░░░░░░ see it like your ░░░░░░░░ But before we get ░░░░░░░░ the weight of this ░░░░░░░░ tell us about your ░░░░░░░░ to serve out the ░░░░░░░░ of your mother s ░░░░░░░░ as you prepare for ░░░░░░░░ November special election Lee ░░░░░░░░ Thank you reverend al ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ friendship of my mother ░░░░░░░░ Sheila Jackson Lee I ░░░░░░░░ to finish what my ░░░░░░░░ fought so hard for ░░░░░░░░ that is to always ░░░░░░░░ the people of the ░░░░░░░░ congressional district to stand ░░░░░░░░ for America stand up ░░░░░░░░ justice stand up for ░░░░░░░░ children including her wonderful ░░░░░░░░ She considered all children ░░░░░░░░ children in the bills ░░░░░░░░ sponsored whether working on ░░░░░░░░ violence against women s ░░░░░░░░ the George Floyd justice ░░░░░░░░ policing act and supporting ░░░░░░░░ that would help our ░░░░░░░░ whether it s recovering ░░░░░░░░ disaster or building housing ░░░░░░░░ want to just help ░░░░░░░░ and support Leader Jeffries ░░░░░░░░ give the district 18 ░░░░░░░░ there vote in Congress.”