[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 154 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO BETTY TAYMOR

 Mr. KIRK. Mr. President, I welcome this opportunity to bring 
to the attention of my colleagues in the Senate that today is the 40th 
anniversary of the founding of the Center for Women in Politics and 
Public Policy at the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy 
Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
  I especially want to recognize the leadership of Betty Taymor, the 
remarkable founder of this program.
  Because of Betty, more than 700 women have been educated in the 
programs of the center. It is incredibly admired today on the local, 
State, and national levels, and it is an honor for us to join in 
congratulating Betty for her unique achievement.
  My colleagues and I in our State delegation in Congress have sent a 
letter to Betty congratulating her on this impressive milestone of 
public service in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and our Nation. I 
look forward to the center's continuing leadership and achievements in 
the years ahead and I ask that our letter be printed in the Record. The 
information follows:

     Ms. Betty Taymor,
     Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, McCormack 
         Graduate School of Policy Studies, University of 
         Massachusetts--Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, 
         MA.
       Dear Ms. Taymor: We, the members of the Massachusetts 
     delegation in the United States Congress join in tribute as 
     your friends and colleagues gather to celebrate your 
     extraordinary achievements. You have indeed run against many 
     prevailing winds, and been energized, not subdued, by the 
     challenges you've faced.
       We recommend your inspiring book, Running against the Wind, 
     to anyone who seeks to understand the progress made by 
     American women in the second half of the last century.
       You entered public service as a volunteer, an honorable 
     role shared by many idealistic women throughout our history 
     and were crucial to the abolition of slavery and the 
     emancipation of women. During the Second World War, you 
     joined with others on the home front in the important work of 
     the Red Cross. In time, you sought and won positions of 
     greater responsibility and authority, in Massachusetts and in 
     the national Democratic Party.
       You were a personal mentor to many, yet you wanted to do 
     more. With characteristic energy, you created an 
     institutional embodiment of your example in the Program for 
     Women in Politics & Public Policy. This evening's celebration 
     is dedicated to your vision and to the support of the Betty 
     Taymor Fund to further the education of women who share your 
     intellectual and moral fervor. Your courage and determination 
     continue to inspire all good citizens, both men and women, 
     who are committed to equal rights and equal opportunity.
       We unite in gratitude and congratulation, Senator John F. 
     Kerry, Senator Paul G. Kirk, Michael E. Capuano, Edward J. 
     Markey, Barney Frank, Richard E. Neal, John W. Olver, William 
     D. Delahunt, James P. McGovern, John F. Tierney, Stephen F. 
     Lynch, Niki Tsongas.

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