[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAULA HAWKINS POST OFFICE BUILDING

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                               speech of

                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 28, 2010

  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in 
support of legislation to honor Senator Paula Hawkins by designating 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 North 
Maitland Avenue in Maitland, Florida, as the ``Paula Hawkins Post 
Office Building.''
  Senator Hawkins was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 24th, 
1927 where she attended Utah State University. In 1947 she moved with 
her husband to Atlanta, Georgia, before finally relocating to Winter 
Park, Florida, in 1955 where she became active in local politics.
  In 1972, she became the first woman elected to statewide office in 
Florida by winning a seat on the Florida Public Service Commission. 
After years of hard work and dedication, she ran for the U.S. Senate in 
1980 and won, becoming the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate 
with no previous familial ties to the institution.
  Serving a 6-year term in the Senate, Senator Hawkins worked hard to 
defend abused children, fought drugs, championed stay-at-home mothers 
and fought for freedom across the globe. Her signature pieces of 
legislation were the Missing Children's Assistance Act and the creation 
of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
  We lost Senator Paula Hawkins this past December. On behalf of the 
Florida delegation, I would like to express my condolences to her 
family and friends. For her contributions as a Senator and her hard 
work for the State of Florida and the Nation, I rise in remembrance of 
the late Senator Paula Hawkins and also to express my support for this 
legislation in her honor.

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