[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 48 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           CORA FAITH WALKER

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                             HON. CORI BUSH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2022

  Ms. BUSH. Madam Speaker, St. Louis and I rise to offer our deepest 
and most sincere condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of 
our dear sister Cora Faith Walker, whose beautiful life was taken from 
our community far too soon.
  As an exemplary public servant, Cora was a champion of 
transformational policies to lift up St. Louis, as evidenced by her 
work as a former Missouri State Representative and top policy official 
in St. Louis County. And in her work and beyond it, Cora was a 
wonderful light in this world. She was transformative--touching the 
souls of everyone who encountered her. She embodied a rare form of 
altruism that shaped her public service and made her an incredible 
community leader.
  She never took the easy way out. Whether it be in her fierce work to 
deliver justice or her gravity defying ability to climb the long marble 
Missouri State Capitol steps in a pair of stilettos--even though there 
was a perfectly good elevator--she did everything with genuineness, 
style, and class.
  Her accomplishments as a public servant are deserving of our highest 
recognition. She used her expertise as a clinical mental health 
professional to deliver groundbreaking legislative work, securing the 
passage of the legislation that created the TraumaInformed Care for 
Children and Families Board. She led the charge for Medicaid expansion, 
especially for services geared towards postpartum moms struggling with 
substance use disorder. And during my service in Congress, Cora has 
been a close partner in the work to deliver resources to our 
communities, especially to prevent violent evictions during this deadly 
pandemic.
  Our community is devastated by Cora's passing, and we all will miss 
her dearly forevermore.
  May she be given the flowers she is due, may her legacy of love and 
service live on, and may she rest in eternal peace and power.

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