[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF VANESSA FLUKER

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 22, 2022

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Vanessa Fluker, a 
Detroit resident and our guardian for housing rights, as she begins her 
positions of Attorney General and Law Commissioner of the Maipuri 
Arauan Nation.
  Vanessa Fluker has been practicing law for more than a decade in 
Michigan. We call her the ``People's Lawyer'' for tremendous amount of 
pro-bono work she provides on behalf of Detroit's working families. 
With a long record of court victories, she continues to fight to stop 
illegal evictions and uses her experience to change policies that hurt 
our most vulnerable. Attorney Fluker has also launched a campaign 
against predatory lending practices and real estate scams that target 
our communities. Her work has been recognized in the halls of Congress 
as she was asked to testify before the 111th Congress' Judiciary and 
the 116th Congress' Financial Services Committees. She has also been 
awarded the Harriet Tubman Award in 2010, the Golden Gavel Award from 
the Wolverine Bar Association in 2011, and the Lifetime Achievement 
Award from United Community Housing Coalition in 2012.
  I am proud to have worked along her side as a young college student 
and later fighting with her for housing justice. Michigan's 13th 
District is indebted to her for protecting us from predatory lending 
practices and abusive habits of mortgage companies.
  Vanessa Fluker's appointment as the Attorney General and Law 
Commissioner for the Maipuri Arauan Nation is a reflection of her hard 
work and commitment to her community. Please join me in recognizing 
Vanessa Fluker and congratulate her on the next journey to seeking 
justice for all.

                          ____________________