[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 34 (Monday, March 11, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E263-E265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF HARLEM'S MATRIARCH MS. FANNIE E. PENNINGTON

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 11, 2013

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the Life of 
Harlem's Matriarch Ms. Fannie E. Pennington, who passed away on 
Wednesday, February 13 at the age of 99 years old.
  On Friday, February 22, the Village Harlem joined together at 
Abyssinian Baptist Church to celebrate the amazing and historic life of 
Fannie E. Pennington who was a faithful and dedicated servant to the 
Lord and to our Nation. Great women like our wonderful Fannie 
Pennington are precious gifts we temporarily have in this world, but 
their assistance, contributions and accomplishments are far remembered 
and everlasting.
  Our beloved Fannie lived a full and spiritual life--a life well spent 
and dedicated to the uplifting of African Americans and women. Daughter 
of Matthew Mark and Hattie Harris, and a descendant of the Balanta Fula 
Tribes of Guinea, Fannie and her late sister Amelia were baptized and 
christened into the family of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church by 
the Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.
  At Abyssinian, Fannie Pennington became one of the most devoted 
members, serving on the Progressive Ladies Usher Board, the Welcome and 
Hospitality Committee, which was once known as the Adam Clayton Powell 
Overseas Club. Ms. Fannie Pennington greeted and hosted historic world 
figures and American Icons such as Haile Selassie, Mary McCloud 
Bethune, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.
  Many of our friends will remember Fannie as a vivacious and beautiful 
personality, who tended bar in several of Harlem's elite dining 
institutions and establishments. She was also an official 
representative of the Barmaid Charity Organization, which raised money 
to send inner city kids to summer camp. I will remember Fannie for her 
loyalty and support to Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., her years of service 
to the New York City Board of Elections and the Frederick E. Samuel 
Community Democratic Club, where she was dedicated to registering young 
people to vote.
  Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the 
Emancipation Proclamation, the 50th Anniversary of the March on 
Washington and the 100th Birthday of Rosa Parks, let us also celebrate 
the 99 years of our beloved Fannie E. Pennington.

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 2013 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 13
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Personnel
         To hold hearings to examine sexual assaults in the 
           military.
                                                            SH-216
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold closed hearings to examine strategic 
           counterterrorism, focusing on meeting current and 
           emerging challenges.
                                                           SVC-217
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine Veterans' Affairs (VA) claims 
           process, focusing on a review of Veterans' Affairs 
           transformation efforts.
                                                            SR-418
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine fulfilling the promise of 
           open government five years after the ``OPEN Government 
           Act''.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Committee on the Budget
         Business meeting to consider the concurrent resolution on 
           the budget for fiscal year 2014.
                                                            SD-608
       Special Committee on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine Jamaican phone fraud 
           targeting seniors.
                                                            SD-562
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the costs and impacts of 
           crisis budgeting.
                                                            SD-342

                                MARCH 14
     9 a.m.
       Committee on the Budget
         Business meeting to continue consideration of the 
           concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
           2014.
                                                            SD-608
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine solving the Federal debt 
           crisis.
                                                            SD-G50
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider S. 23, to designate as 
           wilderness certain land and inland water within the 
           Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of 
           Michigan, S. 25, to direct the Secretary of the 
           Interior to convey certain Federal features of the 
           electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley 
           Electric Service District, S. 26, to authorize the 
           Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development 
           of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of 
           the Central Utah Project, S. 112, to expand the Alpine 
           Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to 
           designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt 
           River as wild and scenic rivers, S. 130, to require the 
           Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal 
           land to the Powell Recreation District in the State of 
           Wyoming S. 157, to provide for certain improvements to 
           the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of 
           Alaska, S. 222, to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
           Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified 
           States and Indian tribes have the authority to use 
           certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation 
           projects and acid mine remediation programs, S. 230, to 
           authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to 
           establish a commemorative work in the District of 
           Columbia and its environs, S. 241, to establish the Rio 
           Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the 
           State of New Mexico, S. 244, to amend the Energy Policy 
           Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the 
           Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project, S. 247, to 
           establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park 
           in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground 
           Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
           Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, S. 276, to 
           reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of 
           construction of a hydroelectric project involving the 
           American Falls Reservoir, S. 304, to direct the 
           Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of 
           Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the 
           boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, S. 311, to 
           direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
           suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the 
           Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana 
           as a unit of the National Park System, S. 347, to 
           establish the First State National Historical Park in 
           the State of Delaware, S. 352, to provide for the 
           designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in 
           the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson 
           and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild 
           rivers, S. 354, to modify the boundary of the Oregon 
           Caves National Monument, S. 383, to amend the Wild and 
           Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot 
           Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of 
           the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 393, to 
           designate additional segments and tributaries of White 
           Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, 
           as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
           System, and S. 459, to modify the boundary of the 
           Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State 
           of South Dakota.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine keeping up with a changing 
           economy, focusing on indexing the minimum wage.
                                                            SD-430
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine border security, focusing on 
           measuring progress and addressing challenges.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 150, to regulate assault 
           weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms 
           is not unlimited, S. 374, to ensure that all 
           individuals who should be prohibited from buying a 
           firearm are listed in the national instant criminal 
           background check system and require a background check 
           for every firearm sale, S. 146, to enhance the safety 
           of America's schools, and the nominations of Jane 
           Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
           the Eighth Circuit, and Kenneth John Gonzales, to be 
           United States District Judge for the District of New 
           Mexico.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine helping small businesses 
           weather economic challenges and natural disasters, 
           focusing on a review of legislative proposals on access 
           to capital and disaster recovery.
                                                           SR-428A
     2:30 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                MARCH 15
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
         To hold hearings to examine JPMorgan Chase whale trades.
                                                            SD-G50

                                MARCH 18
     2 p.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine how comprehensive immigration 
           reform should address the needs of women and families.
                                                            SD-226

                                MARCH 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. European Command, U.S. 
           Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command in review 
           of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 
           2014 and the Future Years Defense Program; with the 
           possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following 
           the open session.
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the options and challenges 
           related to possible reauthorization and reform of two 
           payment programs for local governments, focusing on the 
           recently expired ``Secure

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           Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act'' 
           and the ``Payment in Lieu of Taxes''.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on the Judiciary
       Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
           Rights
         To hold hearings to examine the American Airlines/US 
           Airways merger, focusing on consolidation, competition, 
           and consumers.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
           Guard
         To hold hearings to examine developments and 
           opportunities in United States fisheries management.
                                                            SR-253
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine certain nominations.
                                                            SD-226

                                MARCH 20
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Subcommittee on Science and Space
         To hold hearings to examine assessing the risks, impacts, 
           and solutions for space threats.
                                                            SR-253

                                APRIL 9
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. 
           Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization 
           Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years 
           Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed 
           session in SVC-217 following the open session.
                                                            SD-G50

                                APRIL 11
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of the Air 
           Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
           for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense 
           Program; with the possibility of a closed session in 
           SVC-217 following the open session.
                                                            SD-G50

                                APRIL 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of the Army in 
           review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
           year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program.
                                                            SD-106

                                APRIL 25
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of the Navy in 
           review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
           year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program; with 
           the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
           following the open session.
                                                            SD-106

                                 MAY 8
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Airland
         To hold hearings to examine Army modernization in review 
           of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 
           2014 and the Future Years Defense Program.
                                                            SR-222