[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E681-E682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF TIM CARPENTER

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Tim Carpenter, 
the National Director of the Progressive Democrats of America, who 
passed away this week. Mr. Carpenter will be remembered as a passionate 
and highly effective advocate for jobs, justice, and peace. Driven by 
compassion and a limitless commitment to strengthening our democracy, 
Mr. Carpenter built and sustained a national grassroots network that 
has been at the forefront of efforts to end the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, enact single-payer healthcare, end mass criminalization, 
strengthen voting rights, pass meaningful campaign finance reform, stop 
global warming, and realize the vision of a full employment society. 
Mr. Carpenter was a deep believer in participatory democracy, and--in 
building an organization that empowers citizens to both locally and 
global to affect positive change--he embodied the principles he 
cherished.
  An inquisitive mind and an extraordinary advocate, Mr. Carpenter 
travelled from coast to coast, meeting with Americans to learn about 
their struggles with unemployment, lost healthcare, polluted air and 
water, denied access to the polls, and injuries suffered on the 
battlefield. The coalition he assembled to address these injustices is 
diverse and extraordinarily engaged. Their work--facilitated by Mr. 
Carpenter--has been indispensable to

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generating progress for struggling people and our planet. I am 
extraordinarily grateful for his contributions to our nation and world.

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