[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING THE LIFE OF FORMER FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH

  (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to speak 
about and reflect on the wonderful life of our former First Lady 
Barbara Bush.
  To those who knew her, they knew the amount of love and kindness she 
exemplified every single day on this Earth.
  She was a caring and compassionate wife, mother, and grandmother who 
displayed true devotion to her country in all phases of her life.
  I had the great honor of knowing Mrs. Bush and her family. I have 
many fond memories of summertime with her and President Bush that my 
family and I will cherish forever.
  On April 21, the day she was laid to rest in Houston, Texas, the 
congregation in that church and people all around the Nation remembered 
her with great fondness and admiration.
  Our country is better because of Mrs. Bush. She will always be 
missed, but she will never be forgotten.
  I hope all of you in this Chamber will join me for a moment of 
silence to remember the life and legacy of former First Lady Barbara 
Bush.
  May God bless the Bush family and may God bless this great Nation 
that is better because of her.

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