[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7901-H7902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RONALD V. DELLUMS

  (Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)

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  Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank 
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman Jamie Raskin for organizing a 
Special Order to follow the 1 minutes to honor the memory of our dear 
friend and former colleague, Congressman Ron Dellums.
  Ron Dellums was an unabashed progressive icon, and a strong and 
outspoken advocate for his constituents, veterans, people of color, and 
other vulnerable communities during his 13-term tenure in the United 
States Congress.
  Understanding the unique problems facing the African-American 
community, Ron Dellums joined with 12 fellow civil rights giants, 
including Lou Stokes, Bill Clay, Shirley Chisholm, to create the 
Congressional Black Caucus in 1971. True to his creed, the CBC remains 
the conscience of the Congress today and has grown to a historic 48 
members.
  As a former U.S. Marine, Ron Dellums was one of the most outspoken 
opponents of the Vietnam war. In Congress, he led an effort to educate 
the American public of war crimes that were committed during the 
Vietnam war.
  In 1993, he also made history as the first African American chair of 
the House Armed Services Committee.
  However, one of Ron Dellums' greatest achievements is one that is 
also dear to my heart, ending apartheid in South Africa. As a member of 
the California State Assembly and a national board member of Trans 
Africa, I had the privilege of working with Ron Dellums to pass 
legislation at the State and Federal level that forced the United 
States to divest from apartheid, the regime in South Africa.

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