[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1935]
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                 HAPPY BIRTHDAY REVEREND JESSE JACKSON

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 29, 2006

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of a 
great civic leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
  On October 8, 2006, Rev. Jesse Jackson will celebrate his 65th 
Birthday. Today, we the Congressional Black Caucus, pause to recognize 
this great leader in the area of civil rights.
  Once an aide to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson has been 
a political activist and public figure since the civil rights movement 
of the 1960s. Jackson, a Baptist minister, is the founder of the non-
profit organization Rainbow/PUSH.
  He has several times been an unofficial U.S. envoy in diplomatic 
missions; in 1999 he helped secure the release of three American 
military prisoners from Yugoslavia. He has been a candidate twice for 
the Presidency of the United States and while unsuccessful made a 
tremendous impact on American politics, opening doors for many 
minorities to run for elected office.
  Reverend Jackson is a role model who has touched the lives of many 
and his legacy will live forever. It is because of you, Reverend 
Jackson, that we can say ``I am Somebody!'' In this celebration of your 
life may you bask in the pride, love, and admiration of your family and 
friends, as well as give thanks for your happiness.

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