[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1159]
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                        TRIBUTE TO GLORIA FELDT

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 20, 2001

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Gloria Feldt on 
five years of remarkable service as the president of the Planned 
Parenthood Federation of America, the world's largest and most trusted 
voluntary family planning organization.
  Like me, most of my colleagues know Gloria very well. She is a 
knowledgeable and thoughtful leader who works closely with Members, and 
has repeatedly testified before Congress in the fight to ensure and 
protect the health of all women and their families. That is why People 
magazine called her ``the voice of experience'' and Vanity Fair named 
her one of ``America's 200 Legends, Leaders, and Trailblazers.''
  Gloria's work deserves our honor and applause. Since becoming 
president in 1996, she has led Planned Parenthood Federation through a 
dramatic revitalization. Under Gloria's direction, the organization 
kicked off the Responsible Choices Action Agenda, a comprehensive 
advocacy and service campaign to prevent unintended pregnancy, improve 
the quality of reproductive health care, and ensure access to safe, 
legal abortion.
  In addition, she has been the driving force behind dynamic public 
awareness campaigns, which have helped put the issue of insurance 
coverage for contraception on the map, and brought widespread attention 
to the need for responsible, medically accurate sexuality education in 
America's schools.
  Gloria is a dedicated leader, an inexhaustible activist, and an 
inspiring role model for all women. We wish her many more successful 
years as she continues to advocate for women's health and women's 
rights.

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