[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1921]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS, ITS 2010 
 ``EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN MEDIA'' HONOREES, AND ITS LATE CO-FOUNDER LIZ 
                               CARPENTER

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2010

  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the National 
Women's Political Caucus, NWPC, and to the 2010 recipients of its 
``Exceptional Merit in Media Awards'', or ``EMMAs''. Last month at the 
Cornell Club in New York City, the NWPC honored several distinguished 
leaders with EMMAs at a ceremony in New York City hosted by the 
renowned actress Tyne Daly and dedicated to the memory of the late Liz 
Carpenter, its distinguished Co-Founder.
  With state and local affiliates across America, the National Women's 
Political Caucus is the only national organization dedicated 
exclusively to increasing women's participation in all areas of 
political and public life--as elected and appointed officials, as 
delegates to national party conventions, as judges in state and federal 
courts, and as lobbyists, voters and campaign organizers. The NWPC was 
founded in 1971 by Liz Carpenter, former Press Secretary to Lady Bird 
Johnson; the late New York Congresswomen Bella Abzug and Shirley 
Chisholm; and several other distinguished woman leaders to advance its 
vital mission of achieving equal representation for women in our 
national political life. Today, the Caucus is led by its indefatigable 
and remarkably effective President, Lulu Flores. Each year the NWPC 
presents its Exceptional Merit in Media Awards to honor exceptional 
films, print publications, blogs and ``virtual'' news outlets, and 
other media leaders and institutions that highlight issues important to 
women and that promote the EMMAs' goal of encouraging journalists to 
produce pieces that elevate the civil discourse on issues that affect 
women. Also honored with EMMAs were three books: Jesus, Jobs, and 
Justice: African-American Women and Religion, by Bettye Collier-Thomas; 
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, 
by New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn; and 
Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and What 
It Will Take for a Woman to Win, by Washington Post correspondent Anne 
E. Kornblut. Four authors of articles appearing in magazines were 
honored: Helen Benedict for her piece, ``The Scandal of Military 
Rape,'' which appeared in Ms. Magazine; Liz Welch for ``Meet Generation 
(R)x,'' published in Glamour; Sabrina Rubin Erdely for her article in 
Self, ``The Crime Against Women That No One Understands''; and Jessica 
Pupovac for her article, ``Silenced in the Barracks: The Pentagon Fails 
to Protect U.S. Troops from Sexual Abuse,'' published by In These 
Times.
  The woman to whom the 2010 EMMA ceremony was dedicated, NWPC's late 
Co-Founder Liz Carpenter, was truly an extraordinary, pioneering figure 
in American political history. An accomplished journalist, author and 
public servant who served as the Press Secretary to a great First Lady, 
Lady Bird Johnson, Liz was also an accomplished raconteuse possessed of 
a remarkable and lively wit. It is therefore entirely appropriate that 
the NWPC has created the Liz Carpenter Political Humor Award, which 
this year was awarded for the first time to Samantha Bee, who amuses 
millions of viewers with her piercing political barbs on The Daily Show 
with Jon Stewart on the Comedy Central television network. Madam 
Speaker, I rise to request that my distinguished colleagues join me in 
recognizing the National Women's Political Caucus, its 2010 EMMA 
honorees, and NWPC's late Co-Founder Liz Carpenter for their tireless 
efforts to achieve equal representation and participation of women in 
American political life.

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