[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MADELINE ROANHORSE

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                          HON. TOM O'HALLERAN

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 3, 2019

  Mr. O'HALLERAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay my respects to 
Madeline Roanhorse, former director of the Navajo Nation Abandoned Mine 
Lands Program.
  Sadly, Madeline passed away earlier this fall.
  Madeline worked diligently for over thirty years on uranium mine 
reclamation projects all across the Navajo Nation.
  She played an invaluable role in many critical uranium mine clean up 
efforts.
  This fall, the House voted to pass the Grand Canyon Centennial 
Protection Act, legislation to permanently ban uranium mining in and 
near the Grand Canyon.
  This vote was a direct result of the culmination of years of work by 
Madeline and other tribal leaders who refused to give up.
  I wish Madeline had been here with us to witness this historic vote 
and see her hard work come to fruition.
  I am honored to have worked with Madeline on these efforts, but I am 
more honored to have known her as a friend.
  Pat and I are keeping Madeline's loved ones and the entire Navajo 
Nation community in our prayers as they mourn her passing.

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