[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS

  (Mr. COLLINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an incredible man 
from the great State of Georgia. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 
a native son of Pin Point, near Savannah, was nominated to the Supreme 
Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
  At that time, he was just the second Black American ever appointed to 
the Supreme Court, where he is now its longest serving member.
  Since taking the Bench, Justice Thomas has ruled on some of the most 
consequential cases in American history. He has safeguarded our rights 
by defending the principles of natural law that are central to 
America's founding.
  Justice Thomas exemplifies the American Dream, rising from humble 
beginnings to a seat on our Nation's highest court through hard work 
and dedication.
  There would be nothing more fitting than the Georgia State 
legislature finishing the job it started last year and putting a statue 
of Justice Thomas under the gold dome of the State capitol.
  Justice Thomas' legacy of service and footprint on American 
jurisprudence is worthy of honor and commemoration.

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