[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING KENTUCKY SENATOR GEORGIA POWERS

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life and service 
of Georgia Davis Powers, former State senator and civil rights icon 
from my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
  Senator Powers, who passed away early Saturday morning, leaves behind 
a city and commonwealth that are fairer and offer more opportunity 
because of her lifelong dedication to the fight for justice.
  Generations of Kentuckians have benefited from the sacrifices she 
made on the front lines of protests and from the trails she blazed as 
both the first woman and first African American to be elected to the 
Kentucky Senate. As we strive to build on the difficult work of 
creating a more equal and just society, I know that her inspiration 
will continue to lift us and show us the way.
  Louisville has lost a great champion, but her legacy will live on, in 
our community and beyond, forever. I am honored to have called Senator 
Powers a friend and that she called Kentucky ``home.''

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