[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today during Women's History Month to 
celebrate countless women across America making a difference. From 
coast to coast, in every community and every industry, women are 
getting it done.
  Take Kishia Powell, the current chief operations officer and EVP of 
DC Water. I had the great pleasure to meet Kishia last week while 
visiting the brand-new headquarters. She is working in an industry 
dominated by men, and Kishia has stayed dedicated to her role as a 
woman leader in the water utilities industry. She is literally turning 
sludge into a new energy utility for Washington, D.C., and the 
surrounding regions.
  Then there is Sister Pamela Marie Buganski, a native Toledoan who 
dedicated her life to faith and community. I remember meeting her in 
Matamoros, Mexico, as she was witnessing what was happening to 
immigrant children and families as a result of President Trump's Remain 
in Mexico order. Pamela gave everything she had to others before she, 
sadly, passed away last year.
  Women like former Member Jill Long Thompson from Indiana have played 
an instrumental role in advancing change and conversation across 
America. As a Member and as a teacher, she recently wrote a book about 
government ethics and how President Trump's Presidency undermined the 
ethics of our democracy.
  Finally, there are women like Patsy Pasquale, who humbly carries on 
her father's Toledo shoe business and legacy in orthopedic footwear 
after his death from COVID-19 last December.
  This Women's History Month, we strive to celebrate all that women do 
in this country and the lasting impact they create. Let us be thankful 
for their beautiful lives that elevate the worth of our families, 
communities, culture, and economy.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly stand with all my sisters this evening.

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