[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 201 (Monday, December 11, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING JACQUELINE S. GILLAN

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 11, 2017

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend and 
tireless auto safety advocate, Jacqueline S. Gillan, on her retirement 
from her day-to-day leadership role at Advocates for Highway and Auto 
Safety, a group she helped found nearly three decades ago. Beginning in 
January 2018, Jackie will transition to President Emeritus at 
Advocates.
  Jackie has dedicated her professional career to making our roads 
safer for all American families. She co-led Advocates starting in 1990 
and has served as President since 2011. Prior to joining Advocates, she 
worked in senior policy positions in the Office of the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Transportation, the United States Senate, the 
Washington, D.C. office of the Governor of Ohio, and the California and 
New Jersey state transportation agencies.
  Her extensive accomplishments include the successful enactment of 
numerous federal and state laws advancing motor vehicle and motor 
carrier safety standards; improving child safety; strengthening 
impaired driving laws; requiring safety belts, child restraints, and 
motorcycle helmet use; establishing teen driver programs; and providing 
adequate funding for highway and auto safety programs.
  Mr. Speaker, I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Jackie 
for several years on transportation safety issues. I am always 
impressed with her skillful knack to bring together a diverse group of 
transportation stakeholders to work to make our roads safer. But 
perhaps Jackie's greatest trait is her ability to tell the stories of 
truck crash victims with power and compassion. Her work with crash 
victims and their families--to make sure that every story is heard--is 
an incredible testament to her personal devotion to the issues she has 
worked on.
  Jackie is truly one of the most effective advocates that I have had 
the privilege to work with during my congressional career. You will 
find no greater champion for road safety than Jackie Gillan. She 
exemplifies the best of public service and principled public policy. I 
have no doubt that our roads are safer because of her years of hard 
work. I wish Jackie and her family nothing but the best in her well-
earned retirement.

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