[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 44 (Thursday, March 9, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E571]
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                 TRIBUTE TO THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 1995
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the League of Women 
Voters and all its members who are celebrating this outstanding 
organization's 75th anniversary. The League of Women Voters is a 
respected advocate for education, political awareness and the active 
participation of women in the political process across our country, and 
provides an essential and valuable service to all Americans.
  The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 as a result of the 
movement to assure women the right to vote. Since then, it has helped 
generations of voters understand the structure and function of 
Government by providing nonpartisan information about candidates and 
public policy issues. The League of Women Voters has also served the 
public interest by promoting equality, encouraging voter registration 
and informed voting, and offering leadership training to women. 
Thousands of League members throughout the United States devote untold 
volunteer hours to educate and inform their fellow citizens.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in saluting the 
extraordinary contributions made by the League of Women Voters. In 
particular I want to highlight the invaluable work of the many active 
Leagues in California's 14th Congressional District, including the Bay 
Area League of Women Voters, the League of Women Voters of Central San 
Mateo County, the League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County, the 
League of Women Voters of Palo Alto, the League of Women Voters of 
Mountain View-Los Altos, the League of Women Voters of Cupertino-
Sunnyvale, and the League of Women Voters of San Jose-Santa Clara. I 
ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the League of Women Voters' 
75th anniversary and thanking them for their continued efforts to 
promote an informed electorate, the best assurance that our precious 
democracy will flourish and endure.
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WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1995

No. 44


House of Representatives