[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1313-E1314]
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SUPPORTING A COMMEMORATIVE STAMP FOR THE HONORABLE ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, 
                                  JR.

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2001

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to support 
House Concurrent Resolution 182, which recommends a long overdue 
commemorative stamp for a lawmaker, civil rights advocate and American 
statesman whose achievements continue to resonate.
  Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. remains one of the greatest and 
most effective legislators in the history of the U.S. Congress. When he 
was first elected to Congress in 1945, he was one of only two African-
American members, and became the first of his race to chair the 
powerful Committee on Education and Labor from 1961 to 1967.
  As Chairman, he spearheaded the legislation that authorized the 
Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start and school lunch progams, increased the 
minimum wage and established student loan programs. Chairman Powell 
also pushed through the landmark Civil Rights Act

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of 1964, finally codifying his famous ``Powell Amendment''; a rider 
that would deny federal dollars to institutions who practice racial 
discrimination, which he had introduced repeatedly for years.
  Congressman Powell was a pioneer among lawmakers whose legacy 
continues to inspire countless generations of Americans of all 
backgrounds, colors, creeds and religions to take part in this grand 
experiment we call ``representative government''.
  I respectfully urge my colleagues to join me and cosponsor H. Con. 
Res. 182 to celebrate a lawmaker whose accomplishments are among the 
greatest examples of perseverance and triumph in our democratic system.

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