[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 181 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6970]
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                          CHISHOLM RESOLUTION

  Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, last Tuesday's election was historic for not 
only the number of ballots cast by Americans in the midterms but also 
for whom those ballots were cast. Americans sent to our Nation's 
Capital the most diverse Congress in the history of the country. In 
several States, the first Native American women, the first African-
American women, and the first Muslim women were elected in the history 
of those States. Finally, the men and women walking the corridors of 
power are beginning to look more like the Nation they represent, at 
least on our side of the aisle, I am proud to say. We are not there 
yet, but we are a lot closer.
  In light of this progress, it is perhaps fitting that exactly half a 
century ago, a fellow Brooklynite, Shirley Chisolm, became the first 
African-American woman elected to Congress and eventually the first 
African-American woman to run for a major party's nomination for 
President, breaking that glass ceiling and paving the way for so many 
others to follow. Whether they know Shirley Chisolm or not, so many who 
are elected on the other side in the House of Representatives owe a lot 
to her, as do all Americans.
  So I have introduced a resolution in the Senate, along with my 
friends in the House--Representative Yvette Clarke, my Congresswoman 
whom I was proud to vote for in November, and Barbara Lee of 
California--to honor Shirley Chisolm's achievements and her legacy of 
public service.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  Mr. KYLE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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