[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 81 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 23, 1994]
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                        TRIBUTE FOR AILEEN ADAMS

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 23, 1994

  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, a very special organization the 
Rape Treatment Center, will honor its legal counsel and founding board 
member, Aileen Adams, who has been nominated to serve as Director of 
the new Office for Victims of Crime in the U.S. Department of Justice.
  A better appointment and a more able woman are hard to come by.
  In 1962, Aileen and I set off from Los Angeles for Smith College. 
Though we came from different backgrounds, we became fast friends, and 
I've watched with admiration Aileen's accomplishments as mother and 
wife, her service on public boards, and her career as probation 
officer, police reserve officer, prosecutor, fire commissioner, 
protector of consumer and patent rights, and advocate for victims of 
rape and other violence against women.
  Aileen helped build the Rape Treatment Center into a formidable 
institution. As the Nation has been riveted on the tragedy of Nicole 
Simpson and her family, the need for the center is all the more 
apparent. I was able to help the center in one instance involving a 
young rape victim who became stateless following the civil war in her 
native Yugoslavia. Aileen made clear to me that unless this young woman 
were permitted to return to Los Angeles to continue counseling, her 
emotional scars might never heal. The Clinton administration responded 
and, hopefully, the news is good.
  Aileen makes good things happen, and the administration is fortunate 
to be getting the Adams/Cowan team.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute this very dedicated woman and the organization 
she has served so well.

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