[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 201 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        TRIBUTE TO LAUREN CARSON

 Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, I rise today to honor an 
accomplished policymaker, a protector of environmental and public 
health, and my State representative: Lauren Carson. Representative 
Carson represents Rhode Island's 75th district and has a long history 
of working on issues related to sea level rise, reducing waste, and 
protecting the health and safety of Rhode Islanders.
  Representative Carson holds a bachelor's degree from Ramapo College 
and two master's degrees from the University of Rhode Island. She is a 
businessowner and an environmental advocate who worked for several 
years with Clean Water Action.
  Representative Carson also served her community through several 
organizations, including the advisory board of the Alliance for a 
Livable Newport, the Newport Energy and Environment Commission, the 
Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition, and the Environmental 
Council of Rhode Island.
  In 2014, Representative Carson successfully ran for a seat in the 
State legislature. At the statehouse, she has moved policy forward to 
protect Rhode Island's environment. Among many other accomplishments, 
Ms. Carson created and led a commission on the effects of rising seas. 
She introduced a bill that created a uniform statewide process for 
permitting solar panel installations. She cosponsored legislation to 
phase out polluting cesspools. Earlier this year, she was appointed as, 
deputy majority leader, a role which she used to steward the 2021 Act 
on Climate into law, setting statewide net-zero goals for 2050 across 
all sectors. She coleads the Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus to give 
voice to the importance of preventing and preparing for a warmer world 
and focus the island's efforts on sea level rise.
  I am glad to recognize Representative Carson's dedicated service and 
to share my appreciation for all of her contributions to our State and 
our environment.

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