[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING THE HONORABLE BILL RICHARDSON

  (Ms. STANSBURY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STANSBURY. Mr. Speaker, as the people of New Mexico and the world 
are grieving Governor Richardson, I rise today here in the House, where 
he served, to honor his life and legacy.
  Governor Richardson has left an indelible mark on New Mexico politics 
and public service. Throughout his career as a Governor, Member of 
Congress, U.N. Ambassador, Secretary of Energy, and working in 
international diplomacy, anyone who knew Governor Richardson knows that 
he lived big, he laughed big, and he loved big.
  He mentored a generation of leaders in New Mexico and served our 
great State and Nation to the very end. I personally met Governor 
Richardson as a young person when he was my Congressman and, like so 
many others, was catalyzed onto a path of public service on behalf of 
our State and our communities.
  Governor Richardson's loss will be felt deeply across our State and 
across the planet, and today, my prayers go to his family and to 
everyone in New Mexico who is remembering and grieving his loss and the 
loss of this giant in New Mexico politics.
  Rest in peace, Governor. Today, we honor your legacy here in your 
home in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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