[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THANKING DR. HAZEL DUKES

  (Mr. MANNION asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MANNION. Mr. Speaker, like many who have met Dr. Hazel Dukes, you 
will remember the first time that you meet her, for she is a force and 
her presence is pronounced.
  For me, it was at a dinner at the Rome, New York, NAACP, which was an 
area that was new to me. When I had a chance to speak with Dr. Dukes, 
she was warm and welcoming. She held my hands and said to me: ``You are 
on the right side of history, and it is always the right time to do 
what is right. I am confident that you will be successful.'' Like many 
words that Dr. Dukes spoke in her lifetime, she was also correct, just, 
and right.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Dr. Dukes for her service, her faith in me, and 
her faith in the American Dream and American values.

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