[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 65 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H3755]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. Bordallo) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I also wish to thank my good friend from 
California (Ms. Watson).
  I, too, Mr. Speaker, want to take this opportunity to associate 
myself with the remarks made by our colleagues this evening in tribute 
to Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald.
  On behalf of the people of Guam, I extend to her family our 
condolences. She was a strong and she was an effective leader for the 
people of the 37th Congressional District of California, and we are 
going to miss her here in Congress.
  Juanita took a special interest in the people of Guam. When I first 
met her, I was a freshman. She stopped me in the hall and she said, Are 
you the new representative from Guam? I said, yes. And she introduced 
herself and she said, I want you to know that I have many people from 
Guam in my district.
  She attended our liberation wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington. I 
will never forget it. And each time we met, whether it was here on the 
floor or in the hall, she would always ask me about the people of Guam.
  She was a strong leader. She made her mark here in Congress. And I 
extend to her family, her husband, her children, her grandchildren, our 
deepest sympathies.
  God bless you, Juanita, for everything that you did for the American 
people.

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