[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E407]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          THANKING LANICE LAWSON FOR HER HUMANITY AND TENACITY

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                         HON. DANIEL T. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2016

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in recognizing Ms. Lanice Lawson for the 
support she has offered to the city of Flint and its residents during 
the Flint Water Crisis.
   With nearly 15 years of experience in the nursing field as an RN, 
Ms. Lawson knew all too well the devastating effects of lead in the 
body. Although no longer a resident of Flint herself, she empathized 
with the struggles of those affected by the water crisis specifically 
the children. Out of concern for these children, she organized the 
Bottles for Babies initiative.
   Ms. Lawson's original intent was to supply the school children of 
Flint with clean drinking water. The water in the Flint community 
schools had been completely shut off and the children were expected to 
bring their own bottled water to school each day. With the need for 
clean water being so great across the city, Bottles for Babies was 
later extended to include consistent home deliveries to the elderly and 
physically handicapped.
   To date over $65,000 has been raised by the Bottles for Babies 
GoFundMe fundraiser and over a quarter of a million bottles of water 
have been delivered to Flint residents. This is the type of direct 
support the people of Flint need. The type of support the city of Flint 
is still not receiving from its own State government.
   Mr. Speaker, I applaud the work done by Ms. Lanice Lawson and thank 
her for the service she has provided to the city of Flint.

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