[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 197 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H10190-H10191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RONALD V. DELLUMS MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight my new bill, the 
Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM and 
National Security Act.
  I am thrilled to introduce this forward-looking bill which will 
create a pipeline for women of color working in the STEAM fields 
through new national security fellowships.
  This bill is named after a great statesman and former chair of the

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House Armed Services Committee, my mentor, my former boss, the late 
Congressman Ron Dellums. Congressman Dellums broke barriers as the 
first Black chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He was also 
an avid champion of diversity at all levels.
  In the 1970s, he hired me to work on his staff as one of the only 
women of color in a senior role on Capitol Hill. He was a pioneer and a 
visionary who understood the need for elevating women of color in every 
field.
  That is why my bill, which has the support of organizations like the 
Civic Engagement and Leadership Institute for Everyone is so important. 
It will help honor Ron's legacy, build greater diversity in national 
security, and create much more STEAM opportunities for women of color.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me by cosponsoring my bill, 
the Ronald Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM and 
National Security Act.

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