[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 148 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO PETER B. EDELMAN

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I want to recognize the work that Professor 
Peter B. Edelman, faculty director of the Center on Poverty and 
Inequality at Georgetown University, has done and for his decades-long 
career fighting for working families. Along with his equally if not 
more impressive wife, Marian Wright Edelman, it is not an exaggeration 
to say the two have improved the lives of millions of Americans.
  A key figure in planning Senator Robert F. Kennedy's memorable tour 
of the Mississippi Delta, Professor Edelman continues to help expose 
the crippling poverty that still permeates through our country. His 
books ``So Rich, So Poor: Why It's so Hard to End Poverty in America'' 
and ``Not a Crime to Be Poor. The Criminalization of Poverty in 
America'' have been important in shaping my view on the lack of 
economic mobility in America. A dedicated public servant who has worked 
in various administrations and organizations, Professor Edelman has 
been on the forefront of promoting and implementing social justice 
policies.
  While I recognize we live in a time where politicians and special 
interests groups have tipped the scales in favor of corporations and 
the wealthy, I am encouraged to know that Professor Edelman is 
educating the next generation of anti-poverty advocates.
  As the Coalition on Human Needs honors Professor Edelman as a 
recipient of its 2019 Human Needs Hero award, I want to express my 
thanks for his work as an advocate of working families. He has improved 
countless lives, and his pragmatic yet principled approach serves as a 
model for those pursuing social change now and for years to come. For 
these reasons, it is my honor and privilege today to recognize the 
achievements of Professor Peter B. Edelman.

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