[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING KAREN TAMLEY AND MICHELLE GARCIA

  (Mrs. RAMIREZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. RAMIREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend two of my 
incredible constituents for Disability Pride Month: Karen Tamley and 
Michelle Garcia.
  Karen and Michelle are both leaders in the disability community and 
serve Chicago through their work at Access Living.
  Karen serves as the CEO of Access Living and prior to that served 
three Chicago mayors as commissioner of the mayor's office for people 
with disabilities. She has served on a wide variety of government and 
nonprofit boards and has made a lifetime of contributions to disability 
advocacy locally and nationally. I commend Karen.
  As their Latine community organizer, through her exceptional 
leadership, relationship building, and advocacy, Michelle has increased 
the number of Latine people with disabilities, leading the work and 
organizing on issues like immigration and healthcare.
  On behalf of Illinois' Third Congressional District, it is my great 
honor to commend Karen Tamley and Michelle Garcia for making Chicago a 
more inclusive and accessible city for all of its residents. I 
congratulate them.

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