[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ALAINA SLIFE

  (Mr. FROST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and advocacy 
of someone so many in the Orlando community considered a friend and 
loved one, Alaina Slife, who lost her life 2 weeks ago, which has left 
a hole in Central Florida.
  Alaina was a daughter, a sister, a partner, and a friend to so many.
  I actually had the honor of meeting her through the clouds of tear 
gas during the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, where she was an 
accomplice and an ally and a fighter in the fight for justice for every 
single person.
  She seemed to wake up every day with a mission in her heart to help 
people, and she devoted her life to empowering others and fighting for 
a better State and a better world for all central Floridians and 
everybody.
  Today, I honor and remember her life's work and offer my deep 
condolences to her family and loved ones. She was a warrior in our 
community and will be greatly missed, but she lives forever through the 
joy, and the shared fight and struggle of our people. I thank her so 
much for her work.

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