[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   POST OFFICE RENAMING THE ``LYNN C. WOOLSEY POST OFFICE BUILDING''

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 9, 2022

  Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I am proud to support a bill to 
honor my friend and fellow Californian, former Congresswoman Lynn 
Woolsey, by designating the historic downtown post office in Petaluma 
the ``Lynn Woolsey Post Office Building.''
  Congresswoman Woolsey is remembered in Congress as an unabashed 
advocate for a fairer, more equitable society. As the self-described 
``first former welfare mom to serve in Congress,'' she was part of a 
historic wave of female leadership in Congress, blazing a trail for 
women for generations to come.
  Congresswoman Woolsey served on the House Budget Committee, the 
Government Operations Committee, and the Education and Labor Committee, 
which helped cement her role as an effective leader in advancing 
education and welfare reform and ending gender discrimination. She was 
also a powerful leader in women's rights and equality. In fact, she 
played a critical role in the establishment of Women's History Month, 
an important tradition to honor the extraordinary women who paved the 
way for many of us today.
  As co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Congresswoman 
Woolsey tirelessly fought to strengthen social safety net programs in 
an effort to elevate the voices of those most vulnerable.
  Furthermore, Congresswoman Woolsey was, and still is, a courageous 
advocate for peace who opposed the Iraq War from the beginning, and who 
was once arrested at a demonstration in Washington, D.C., along with 
the late Congressman John Lewis, to call attention to the genocide in 
Darfur.
  Congresswoman Woolsey has been, and continues to be, a progressive 
champion and I am incredibly pleased to honor her two-decade-long 
career of good public service by voting for the passage of this bill.

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