[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4302-H4303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING MARGARET TATE'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Kamlager-Dove) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate one of my 
district's own, Margaret Tate, who celebrated her 90th birthday this 
year.
  Ms. Margaret Tate was born on February 11, 1933, in Shreveport, 
Louisiana. She was one of 13 children. She moved to Los Angeles at 8 
years of age and went on to graduate from Centennial High School in 
Compton.

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  She married William Tate in 1953 and shared 36 wonderful years with 
him before his passing. After raising four children, she went on to 
work as the manager of her family business for 30 years.
  Margaret's vitality is credited to her constant prayer and steadfast 
commitment to God, church, family, and community.
  She is well known for her love of family and is a strong and faithful 
mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
  As she celebrates 90 years, Ms. Margaret maintains an active role in 
ministries at St. Anselm Catholic Church back home in our district, the 
37th, where she has been a member for 55 years. She also participated 
in programming at the Inglewood Senior Center.
  I hope you will join me in wishing Margaret Tate a happy 90th 
birthday and a year full of happiness, health, and love.


                Marking the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop

  Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the work 
of James Samuel Harris III, aka Jimmy Jam, and Terry Steven Lewis.
  This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. When I introduced my 
resolution honoring this golden milestone earlier this summer, I was 
humbled to have Jimmy Jam's support of this effort.
  For over 40 years, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have made a career out 
of giving a voice to the Black experience through music. They have 
worked with famous Black artists like Janet Jackson, Lionel Richie, 
Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, and Mariah Carey, among many others.
  Together, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis wrote 41 top 10 hits in the 
United States. Last year, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall 
of Fame in the Musical Excellence category.
  I commend Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on their lifelong career in the 
music industry and will continue to support Black musicians through my 
work in Congress.


                    Celebrating the Renaissance Tour

  Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the triumph 
of Beyonce's Renaissance World Tour, and the only reason I am saying 
this this week is because I experienced the Renaissance.
  Decked in silver from head to toe, Beyonce's Renaissance tour lays 
bare the experience of Black womanhood and tells us to leave our 
insecurities at the door. We are crazy in love with the restorative 
power of music.
  The Renaissance tour has already grossed hundreds of millions of 
dollars, becoming Beyonce's highest grossing tour yet.
  This summer was dominated by female artists. Both Beyonce and Taylor 
Swift sold out shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, where hundreds of 
thousands of my constituents celebrated with them and where Swifties 
and the BeyHive showed their power.
  The Renaissance and Eras tours are stimulating economies across this 
country, keeping businesses open, and keeping hearts healthy--
everything this Congress is not doing. Even more than that, these 
concerts create safe spaces for women and the LGBTQ community.

  We must continue to support the arts through our work in Congress, 
not by shutting down the government, but by ensuring that future 
generations of female artists can share their gifts with the world.

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