[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2344]
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                     TRIBUTE TO CAROL ELISE BENNETT

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                           HON. TERRY EVERETT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2001

  Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, with the U.S. House of Representatives set 
to conclude its work for the First Session of the 107th Congress, I 
would like to add a final contribution to the Record as we close the 
Congressional history book on 2001.
  The last twelve months have been so dramatic in their significance 
upon this body and the nation that it is easy to overlook the many 
vital human elements of this institution. I choose to honor one here 
today.
  I rise to pay tribute to a player on the Congressional stage who said 
farewell to this House of Democracy earlier this year; Carol Elise 
Bennett. For two decades, Carol has been a part of the lives of those 
who served our nation in the House and Senate.
  In 1981, she began covering the Congress for the Washington-Alabama 
News Report, dutifully informing her statewide radio audience of the 
efforts of the Alabama Congressional Delegation. She was the longest-
serving of all the press assigned to cover Alabama's congressmen and 
she always performed her work with professionalism and a particularly 
keen attention to accuracy.
  Carol had good reason to be at home around the spotlight, having 
received formal training in the theatre at the University of British 
Columbia followed by acting roles on the stage and in film. However, 
Carol's work and many interests never kept her from helping others. She 
served as a volunteer reader for recordings for the blind here in 
Washington for more than a decade.
  Since I came to Congress in 1993, 1 have personally valued my 
friendship with Carol, and I wish to thank her for her fairness and 
dedication to pursuing the truth. This institution is a better place 
because of the hard work of reporters like Carol. I think I can speak 
for all the Alabama Delegation, both past and present, in wishing Carol 
Bennett a happy and equally rewarding retirement.

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