[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 12, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING MARY MACRAE

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 11, 2003

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, in almost 30 years of experience as a 
business, community, and political activist, Mary MacRae has given her 
best to virtually every endeavor and it shows.
  As a successful business owner and president of the National 
Association of Women Business Owners, Mary is an advisor to Members of 
Congress and a mentor to entrepreneurs everywhere. Few others can lay 
claim to as long a list of accomplishments as Mary.
  While at NAWBO, Mary helped found the Women's Resource Center, a 
source of training, counseling and technical assistance for start-up 
and existing women business owners in Tennessee. This single 
accomplishment has the potential to help thousands of women start and 
run a business. Mary exemplifies the value of public service and she 
does so with humility, grace, and plenty of hard work.
  Tennessee and America are better for her determination and her 
service to others.




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