[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 84 (Monday, June 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1335]
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                       IN HONOR OF JOAN CLAYBROOK

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 8, 2009

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Joan Claybrook, 
upon the occasion of the renaming of Public Citizen's headquarters in 
Washington, DC as the Joan Claybrook Building, and in recognition of 27 
years of service as President of Public Citizen.
  Joan Claybrook was born on June 12, 1937 and grew up in Baltimore, 
Maryland, where she attended Goucher College. Her distinguished career 
in public service began in Washington, DC, where she worked in 
conjunction with Ralph Nader addressing highway and auto safety issues. 
Their combined efforts on transportation issues culminated in the 
passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the 
Highway Safety Act of 1966, our nation's first auto safety laws. Her 
expertise on auto safety led her to a position in the Carter 
Administration, where she served as head of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from 1977 to 1981.
  Joan served as President of Public Citizen from 1982 to 2008, 
throughout her various leadership roles in public service. She 
currently serves on the board for a number of institutions, including 
Georgetown University Law Center, from where she earned her J.D., as 
well as on the board of the Consumers Union, Citizens for Tax Justice, 
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Goucher College Board of 
Trustees, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the California 
Foundation Advisory Board. She has been honored numerous times for her 
distinguished work on behalf of public interest including three 
honorary degrees from Georgetown University, Goucher College and 
University of Maryland. Additionally, she was awarded the Phillip Hart 
Distinguished Consumer Service Award and the Excellence in Public 
Service Award from the Georgetown Law Center.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor of Joan 
Claybrook as Public Citizen renames their Washington, DC headquarters 
as the Joan Claybrook Building and in recognition of her dedication to 
public service.

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