[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]




     TRIBUTE TO MICHIGAN LEADERS JOE TATE AND BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS

  (Mr. THANEDAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THANEDAR. Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate National Black History 
Month, I pay tribute to a Detroit-born African-American leader, Joe 
Tate, who became the first African-American man elected as Speaker of 
the Michigan State House this year.
  Speaker Joe Tate, the son of a firefighter, played football at 
Michigan State and later in the NFL. He also served in Afghanistan as 
an officer in the United States Marine Corps.
  I am honored to have Speaker Tate as my guest for tonight's State of 
the Union Address.
  Along with Joe Tate, today I also honor Congresswoman Barbara-Rose 
Collins, the first Black woman elected to Congress from Michigan, who 
worked tirelessly to break down barriers.
  I proudly served with Mr. Tate in the Michigan House and look forward 
to working with him for a better Michigan.

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