[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 128 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1737]
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 EXPRESSING SORROW OF THE HOUSE AT THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE PATSY T. 
           MINK, MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII

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                               speech of

                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 1, 2002

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, the death of Representative Patsy Mink comes 
as great sorrow not only to her family, friends and constituents, but 
also to the U.S. Congress as well will long feel the loss of one of our 
most passionate members.
  I had the privilege of working with Patsy on the House Education and 
the Workforce Committee recently in her role as the ranking member of 
the 21st Century Competitiveness Subcommittee, which I chair. She 
always presented her views with a rare combination of elegance, 
conviction and passion.
  As the first woman of color elected to Congress and the first Asian-
American woman to practice law in Hawaii, Patsy was a trailblazer and a 
role model to young women across the nation.
  While Patsy has a long list of accomplishments, female college 
students in America will forever be heirs to the legacy of Title IX, 
which she was integral in passing. Title IX prohibits gender 
discrimination at any education institution receiving federal funds.
  I am deeply saddened by this news of my friend and I offer sincere 
condolences to her family.

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