[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 101 (Tuesday, July 23, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H5314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING CORINNE ``LINDY'' CLAIBORNE BOGGS ON OCCASION OF 25TH 
        ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF CONGRESSIONAL WOMEN'S CAUCUS

  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 439) honoring Corinne ``Lindy'' 
Claiborne Boggs on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding 
of the Congressional Women's Caucus.
  The Clerk read as follows:
       Honoring Corinne ``Lindy'' Claiborne Boggs on the occasion 
     of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional 
     Women's Caucus.
       Whereas in 1977, Lindy Boggs helped found the Congressional 
     Women's Caucus and served as longtime Caucus Secretary;
       Whereas the Congressional Women's Caucus is committed to 
     improving the lives of women and families through legislation 
     and leadership roles;
       Whereas the continued success of the Congressional Women's 
     Caucus is due to the bipartisan spirit that Lindy Boggs 
     established;
       Whereas Lindy Boggs represented the 2nd district of 
     Louisiana from March 20, 1973, to January 3, 1991;
       Whereas Lindy Boggs was the first woman elected to the 
     United States House of Representatives from Louisiana and was 
     the first woman to chair a national political convention, 
     leading the convention of 1976 that nominated former United 
     States President Jimmy Carter;
       Whereas Lindy Boggs served on the Committee on 
     Appropriations, was instrumental in creating the Select 
     Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, and chaired the 
     Crisis Intervention Task Force; and
       Whereas Lindy Boggs served as United States Ambassador to 
     the Holy See from December 16, 1997, to March 1, 2001: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress honors Corinne ``Lindy'' 
     Claiborne Boggs for her extraordinary service to the people 
     of Louisiana and the United States, recognizes that her role 
     in founding the Congressional Women's Caucus has improved the 
     lives of families throughout the United States, and commends 
     her bipartisan spirit as an example to all elected officials.

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