[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1038-H1039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMEMORATING AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN OUR NATION'S FIGHT FOR 
                         ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

  (Mr. RUSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate an important 
milestone in our Nation's fight for environmental justice.
  On February 11, 1994, President Clinton issued Executive Order 12898, 
making it the Federal Government's first major action on this issue.
  Today, I have introduced a resolution to honor Chicago native Mrs. 
Hazel M. Johnson, whose contributions were the necessary keys to this 
order.

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  Madam Speaker, Mrs. Johnson worked as the ``mother of the 
environmental justice movement'' to address racial injustices and 
improve environmental protections fundamental to this action.
  Therefore, I take pride in introducing legislation to celebrate the 
month of April as Hazel M. Johnson Environmental Justice Month.

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