[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H9504-H9505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            THE MARRIAGE OF KEVIN McCARTHY AND LESLIE NOLAN

  (Mrs. TAUSCHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)

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  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge a very 
special occasion, the marriage today of Kevin McCarthy of Long Island 
and Leslie Nolan.
  Many of my colleagues know the tragic event which compelled Kevin's 
mother, the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. McCarthy], to seek 
congressional office, the reckless act of violence on the Long Island 
railroad that fatally injured her husband and left her son critically 
injured.
  It is often impossible for a family to get through such a devastating 
experience. Yet the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. McCarthy] and her 
son Kevin focused their energies on making a difference and ensuring 
that such a heinous crime could not so easily happen to another 
American family.
  They are courageous people who refused to give up in the face of 
tragedy.
  Kevin and Leslie met during his mother's successful 1996 
congressional campaign. The positive energy surrounding that race must 
have worn off on these two, for by spring they were engaged. It is rare 
that we have the opportunity in the well of the House to celebrate the 
momentous events in people's personal lives and to recognize the silver 
lining which life offers us.
  Mr. Speaker, we wish Kevin and Leslie all the best as they enter this 
exciting time in their lives. May they accept our sincere 
congratulations and remember that our thoughts will always be with 
them.

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