[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 207 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6847-H6848]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING GENEVA WILSON PERRYMAN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of 
January 4, 2021, the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Tlaib) is 
recognized for the remainder of the hour as the designee of the 
majority leader.
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the legacy of 
public service of the late Geneva Wilson Perryman.
  Mrs. Geneva Wilson Perryman was known for her passion that she shared 
for making her community a better place for all.
  Mrs. Wilson Perryman raised her five children in Detroit alongside 
her husband, Alex, to whom she had been married for 77 years.
  Geneva was well known in her neighborhood for welcoming those in need 
to share a warm meal.
  Mrs. Wilson Perryman was a teacher for nearly 40 years in our 
community and had received numerous awards and a number of 
acknowledgments for her excellence in education and her hands-on 
actions in working to secure equal justice for all in our city of 
Detroit.
  Mrs. Wilson Perryman was outspoken. She was a feisty woman, as some 
say, and made it her mission to speak truth to power.
  Please join me in recognizing the late Geneva Wilson Perryman and her

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contributions to the families of Detroit and Michigan's 13th 
Congressional District as we honor her memory today.


           Recognizing Congressional App Competition Winners

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Michigan's 
13th District Congressional App Competition winners, Hope of Detroit 
Academy's Green Warriors.
  Under the guidance of their teacher, Ms. Allie Langwald, students 
Abraham Salas, Yaritza Campos, and Itzel Martinez worked diligently to 
find innovative solutions to address issues in their neighborhood in 
the southwest Detroit community.
  Their hard work helped create the Green Warrior app, which utilizes 
technology to help residents quickly and easily report illegal dumping 
sites in need of cleanup and expose dangerous buildings.
  In partnership, the students and their teacher worked with the city 
of Detroit and other community-based organizations. Their app will now 
ensure that neighborhood streets and parks are cleaned up, and 
dangerous buildings are boarded up, so the community can enjoy the use 
of public spaces.
  Again, please join me in congratulating the Congressional App 
Competition winners, Hope of Detroit's Green Warriors, for their hard 
work on behalf of the communities of Detroit, Wayne County, and 
Michigan's 13th Congressional District.


                   Violence Against Women in Politics

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise today during the United 
Nations' 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence to call out 
the disturbing rise of violence against women in politics here in the 
United States.
  As we know, the never-ending string of ignorant, hateful, and 
downright threatening rhetoric against my sisters in service and I and 
many is unacceptable, especially the deeply hateful, Islamophobic 
comments from a Member of this body against Congresswoman Omar and the 
straight-up death threat against Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, as well 
as our sitting President.
  The hate these Members spew at every opportunity is not new. It is 
the same hate that is directed against countless women all around the 
globe and especially women of color in politics who are right now 
breaking down barriers and trying to represent and serve their 
communities.
  By failing to put our party differences aside and denounce violence 
and hate, I want to encourage, again, my colleagues to continue to 
speak up.
  During the United Nations' 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based 
Violence, I am asking folks to truly be able to speak up, stand up, and 
advocate for us to do better.
  To that end, I am proud to have joined Congresswomen Bush, Ocasio-
Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Speier to introduce H. Res. 801, which 
denounces violence against women in politics in all its forms.
  I urge my colleagues to support this resolution.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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