[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E135-E136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING SENATOR JEAN CARNAHAN

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                             HON. CORI BUSH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2024

  Ms. BUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, along with the people of St. 
Louis, to honor the life and legacy of former First Lady of Missouri 
and United States Senator Jean Carnahan. Jean Carnahan was an exemplary 
public servant, wife, and mother who dedicated her life to the people 
of Missouri.
  She was appointed as Missouri's first female senator in the face of 
great personal tragedy after the loss of her son, Roger, and husband, 
Governor Mel Carnahan. Jean Carnahan was a trailblazer who showed 
courage and fortitude by choosing to step up and serve her community. 
She worked to hold corporate greed accountable, and as a member of the 
Senate Commerce Committee, she introduced and won passage of a law 
requiring corporations to make swift, electronic reporting of insider 
trading.
  As First Lady of Missouri, she was an activist and advocate fighting 
for on-site daycare centers for working families, promoting childhood 
immunization, funding domestic abuse centers, and of course, the arts. 
She was passionate about making government accessible to the people of 
Missouri, starting with raising

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funds to restore the Governor's mansion, so that everyone could visit 
and enjoy the beautiful grounds.
  Senator Jean Carnahan was an accomplished author of seven published 
books and co-wrote many of her husband's speeches. She provided 
guidance and inspiration to so many people throughout Missouri to serve 
others and be a vehicle for change. I offer my deepest condolences on 
behalf of Missouri's First District to the entire family and all those 
who loved her. May her Memory forever be a blessing.

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