[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING TERESA HALEY

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Teresa Haley, who was honored as the Activist of the Year 
at the NAACP Image Awards last week.
  Teresa is the president of her local NAACP branch in Springfield, 
Illinois, as well as the first female president of the NAACP Illinois 
State Conference. She has worked tirelessly to advocate for the Black 
community in Springfield and issues critical to NAACP members 
nationwide.
  I have had the pleasure of working closely with Teresa in an effort 
to bring national recognition to the 1908 race riot site in Springfield 
by declaring the site a national monument. Ultimately, the riots that 
occurred at that site played an integral role in the formation of the 
NAACP in 1909, just a year after the race riots in Springfield.
  I am proud to recognize Teresa's fearless leadership, and I look 
forward to continuing to work with her to bring this national 
recognition to Springfield, Illinois.
  Madam Speaker, I congratulate Teresa on this prestigious honor. I am 
very proud of her.

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