[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      REMEMBERING LOUISE SLAUGHTER

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, it is fitting that we are honoring 
Congresswoman Slaughter during Women's History Month because her legacy 
is planted firmly in the history books.
  She wasn't the daughter of wealth or privilege, but she traveled from 
the coalfields of Kentucky to become the first woman ever to chair the 
House Rules Committee.
  Louise's 30 years of service here embodied what it means to be a 
public servant: writing the STOCK Act and the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act, shepherding through the Affordable Care Act. I 
could go on and on.
  There was no special interest too influential for her to take on, no 
politician too powerful.
  Many of us saw her determination firsthand, whether we were with her 
on an issue or especially if we were on the opposite side. We are all 
better for it. This Chamber and this country are better for it.
  I am proud to have worked alongside her. I am glad that she will be 
joining so many pioneering women in the National Women's Hall of Fame 
this year.
  Madam Speaker, and on behalf of all the Members of this Chamber and 
on behalf of her staff, especially in the Rules Committee, let me just 
say we loved her, and we miss her a lot.

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