[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1191]
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             CONGRATULATIONS EAST ORANGE WELFARE DEPARTMENT

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 1996

  Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me 
in recognizing the outstanding work that is being done on behalf of 
women by the East Orange Welfare Department, in my district in New 
Jersey. For the past 10 years, the East Orange Welfare Department has 
dispel some of the negative stigmas associated with women and welfare 
and to recognize and applaud the achievements of women in the 
community.
  Too often, women are the subject of the cruel realities of gender 
discrimination, sexism, sexual harassment, and the like in this 
historically male-biased society. The East Orange Welfare Department 
has taken on the responsibility of speaking out on behalf of the 
accomplishments of women, and glorifying rather than stigmatizing them. 
We must join the East Orange Welfare Department as they recognize the 
invaluable impact that women have had on every facet of our modern 
communities.
  The East Orange Welfare Department has served to support its citizens 
by the coordination of fiscal, medical, and social services in the 
community and has been instrumental in providing an environment intent 
on fostering financial independence and self-sufficiency. Its recent 
call to honor women is simply another example of the department's firm 
commitment to not only help those in need, but to lend a voice to those 
too frequently unheard.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in commending the dedicated employees at 
the East Orange Welfare Department for their outstanding work in 
advancing the progress of women.

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