[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 76 (Thursday, May 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING NANCY BRINKER, WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF PROTOCOL, ON HER 
    BEING NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

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                            HON. RAY LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 8, 2008

  Mr. LaHood. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Nancy Brinker 
for the recognition she has received from Time Magazine as one of the 
100 Most Influential People in the World.
  Nancy grew up in my hometown of Peoria, Illinois, and all of us are 
extremely proud of her many accomplishments in diplomacy and in the 
health care arena.
  As White House Chief of Protocol and previously as President Bush's 
Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, Nancy has fostered meaningful, 
positive relationships for the United States around the world and 
advanced a broad range of U.S. security and economic interests.
  But Peorians know her best for her role as founder of the Susan G. 
Komen Race for the Cure after promising her sister, Susan, that she 
would fight to end breast cancer forever. Named after Susan, who died 
from breast cancer in 1980, the foundation is now recognized as the 
Nation's leading catalyst in the fight against breast cancer. It all 
began with a race in Dallas, followed by one in Peoria, and now there 
are over 112 races with over a million participants. Research is the 
key to finding a cure for this disease, and with the financial 
assistance of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, much progress has been 
made. The success of this foundation and its mission is known 
throughout the world.
  In the words of Cokie Roberts' tribute in the Times article, ``When 
Nancy Brinker meets up with her sister, Susan G. Komen, on the other 
side of the pearly gates, she will be able to say, ``I did what you 
asked.'' And, in the process, she will have helped millions who suffer 
from this dreaded disease.




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