[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 23, 1994]
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                   SUPPORTING HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

  (Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mr. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the personal 
and professional achievements of our First Lady, Hillary Rodham 
Clinton.
  She is an accomplished and passionate advocate for children's rights 
and public education who has now taken the leadership position on the 
most significant American social reform since the Roosevelt era--to 
assure that Americans receive universal, affordable health care 
coverage for the first time in our history.
  When she speaks on issues that strike at the hearts of the American 
people, like health care, she speaks as a professional woman, a mother, 
a daughter, a wife, a sister and a friend.
  She tirelessly takes the message of health reform to Congress, the 
professions and most importantly, the hardworking people who want to 
understand how the administration's plan will affect them. She can 
speak, but it is her ability to listen that is the key to her 
leadership in the creation of a realistic and compassionate plan.
  The First Lady continues to focus on her family and health reform, 
despite the naysayers whose personal criticism seeks to distract her 
from her course.
  I applaud her for her extraordinary grace and dedication.

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