[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E550]
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    IN HONOR OF FORMER FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES--BARBARA BUSH

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2018

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize, 
Barbara Bush, the former First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 
1993. Barbara Bush was the only woman besides Abigail Adams to serve 
her country as both a wife and a mother to a president of the United 
States. However, her service to her country did not end there. She also 
dedicated her life to literacy efforts through the Barbara Bush 
Foundation for Family Literacy.
  Mrs. Bush, a dedicated wife and mother, committed her life to her 
family and community. Early on in her life she volunteered at YMCA and 
United Way and actively participated in her husband's campaigns. When 
her husband became U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Chief of 
the U.S. Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China, her time 
entertaining foreign dignitaries and traveling abroad to China gave her 
the experience and popularity that only rose when she began to 
represent the United States as the wife of the Vice President of the 
United States in the early 80s.
  As the wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Bush found her passion in 
literacy and started to dedicate her life to supporting the cause. When 
her husband became President, she dedicated her life to supporting 
literacy efforts, and it was during this time that she started her non-
profit, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Once her 
husband left office and moved back to Texas, she continued to devote 
her life to her non-profit and later served as an ambassador-at-large 
for AmeriCares.
  Today, I honor former First Lady Barbara Bush for her commitment to 
literacy efforts for children across the United States and her grace, 
poise, and leadership as she supported her husband and, later, her son 
in leading the United States.

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