[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 25 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H569]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN CARDISS COLLINS

  (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to 
acknowledge the life and the legacy of the late Congresswoman Cardiss 
Collins.
  Congresswoman Collins was the first African American woman to 
represent a Midwestern district in this Congress. During her more than 
20 years in service here, she boldly represented the Seventh 
Congressional District of Illinois after the untimely death of her 
husband, Congressman George Collins. She also led her peers with 
distinction as the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
  Now I ask, Mr. Speaker, for all of my colleagues to join me in a 
moment of silence to honor Congresswoman Cardiss Collins.

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