[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING LOUISE SLAUGHTER

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Madam Speaker, 1 year ago, this body and our Nation lost 
one of its brightest lights with the passing of an extraordinary 
congresswoman and my dear friend, Louise Slaughter.
  I first came to know Louise in the early 1980s when we served 
together in the New York State Assembly. We remained close until her 
passing on March 16, 2018. While I will always miss her presence, her 
legacy lives on in many, many ways.
  It lives on in the renaming of the STOCK Act, an effort that I was 
proud to sponsor last Congress.
  Louise's legacy lives on in the Fairport post office, renamed after 
Louise and her husband, Bob, a fitting tribute to a loving couple. I 
thank my colleague, Joe Morelle, for making that happen.
  Her legacy lives in the Rochester train station, named after Louise 
after years of her advocacy and determination to make it an improved 
destination and a special place of connection.
  Most importantly, her legacy lives in the freshman class of this 
United States House of Representatives. Louise used to represent Seneca 
Falls and was proud of the women's rights movement that had its 
strongest, deepest roots in upstate New York.
  This year, more than 100 women serve in this body for the first time 
in American history. Of course, if Louise were here, she would surely 
remind us that 100 is much less than half of 435 and that our work was 
far from over.
  Madam Speaker, to my friend, Louise, our thoughts and prayers are 
with her as we mark 1 year since her passing. Today, we celebrate an 
incredible legacy, a legacy that is alive and burning bright with hope.

                          ____________________