[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 181 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          HONORING GLORIA FOX

  (Ms. PRESSLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an activist, an 
advocate, a legislator, a trailblazer, and now an ancestor, the 
Honorable State Representative Gloria Fox.
  Representative Fox retired as the longest serving woman in the 
Massachusetts State House, but even before making electoral history, 
she had already cemented her reputation as one of the fiercest 
advocates in the city of Boston, and that activism was born from an 
uncompromising love of community, the pursuit of justice, and her 
constant presence in her district, from community meetings, to ribbon 
cuttings, to Sunday brunch after services.
  Whenever she was greeted with a, ``Good to see you, Rep,'' she would 
exclaim, ``Good to be seen.'' She was a truth teller, a justice seeker 
inspiring order. Although, no one wanted to follow her on the 
microphone in a speaking program, we would follow her anywhere.
  As I reflect on the incredible legacy of Representative Gloria Fox, I 
keep returning to her ability to make every constituent feel seen--
actually, anyone who ever met her felt seen because her impact far 
exceeded the geographical bounds of her district.
  She had an ability to make everyone feel seen and to see greatness in 
everyone. From our foster youth to our elders, to people living with 
HIV/AIDS, to those that are incarcerated, she made everyone feel seen 
and centered in her policies and in the budgetary investments that she 
fought for.
  May she rest in power. I thank Gloria Fox for making us all feel 
seen. I know I will certainly miss seeing her.

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