[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 117 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1707-E1708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE LINDY BOGGS

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2004

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the former Representative and Ambassador Corrine Claiborne ``Lindy'' 
Boggs on the acceptance of her portrait into the House collection. 
While I did not have the pleasure of serving with Lindy Boggs, I am a 
great admirer of hers. Her Southern charm is infamous. Her legislative 
and political knowledge is vast. As a champion of education, women's 
issues, and civil rights, her accomplishments are many and need not be 
enumerated. Indeed, it is impossible not to admire, to like, and to 
respect Lindy Boggs, as we are all beneficiaries of her advocacy.
  However, I do want to highlight that she shared my commitment to this 
institution and a love of history. Lindy Boggs believed that a recorded 
history was important and helped Americans understand the institution 
of Congress and the House. She successfully worked to establish the 
Office of the Historian in the House, which was created to collect, 
preserve, and interpret the documents of the House for Congress, the 
public and the press. In addition, she chaired the Joint Committee on 
Bicentennial Arrangements. It is also noteworthy that she served on my 
Committee, the Committee on House Administration, before taking a seat 
on the Committee on Appropriations.

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  As an ex-officio member of the House Fine Arts Board, which serves as 
the clearinghouse for donations of House-related works of art, 
furniture and artifacts, I am pleased to support the acceptance of the 
portrait of Lindy Boggs by the House. I would also like to acknowledge 
Jan Schoonmaker and his efforts with the Lindy Boggs Portrait Committee 
in making this project a reality. This House has previously recognized 
the many contributions of Mrs. Boggs by naming a room in the Capitol in 
honor of her, and I think it is only fitting that the portrait will be 
hung in The Corrine Claiborne Boggs Room.
  Therefore, I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating former 
Representative and Ambassador Lindy Boggs on her receipt of this honor.

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