[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 58 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING EVA HALLER AND WOMEN'S eNEWS

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to a great 
friend, constituent and tireless advocate for women's issues, Ms. Eva 
Haller.
  Eva Haller began her political activism in Budapest, Hungary during 
World War II by printing and distributing anti-Hitler leaflets. She 
eventually moved to the United States, where she earned a master's 
degree in social work while maintaining full-time employment in the 
service-industry. After graduating, Eva worked as a social worker in 
New York's Lower East Side. She then took time to volunteer for UNICEF 
with her husband in Southeast Asia, officially beginning her career as 
a philanthropist.
  A dedicated activist as well, Eva serves on the board of Women for 
Women International, a Washington-based agency that helps women in war-
torn regions rebuild their lives. She also chairs the American board of 
Free the Children U.S.A., an organization dedicated to eradicating 
child poverty, exploitation and the use of child soldiers.
  Dedicated and talented women such as Eva Haller deserve to be 
recognized by such credible institutions as Women's eNews. Serving as 
the definitive source of substantive news--unavailable anywhere else--
covering issues of particular concern to women and providing women's 
perspectives on public policy, Women's eNews enhances women's ability 
to define their own lives and to participate fully in every sector of 
human endeavor.
  Eva is an excellent example for all of us to live up to and I am 
proud to recognize the inspiring work she does on her own and in 
conjunction with Women's eNews. It is no accident that the organization 
will honor Eva, among other admirable women, at its gala dinner, ``21 
Leaders for the 21st Century'' on May 16. In these trying times there 
is more and more need for the leadership exemplified by Eva and Women's 
eNews.

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