We seek to recover damages, damages that the city and its taxpayers have suffered from the gun industry's sale of guns that are not safe.

Half a million hardworking Americans, through no fault of their own, have been thrown out of work and, in many cases, have seen their jobs disappear altogether. We owe it to these workers to help them get back on their feet.

We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King were here, he would challenge us and exhort us.

Because you basically won a close re-election, your first task is to unify the city. And it's done not with words but with actions, by reaching out, to the supporters of your opponent as well as to reassure your own supporters.

We've lost our city. I fear it's potentially like Pompeii.

You are demonstrating here in Houston that you are willing to be your brothers and sisters' keepers in a time of need,