[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      REMEMBERING THE LATE FORMER SPEAKER EMERITA MELISSA HORTMAN

  (Ms. OMAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late former 
Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Melissa Hortman.
  From the start of her career fighting housing discrimination as a 
volunteer lawyer to leading the Minnesota House as speaker, Melissa 
truly exemplified what it means to live a life of public service.
  It was my honor to serve alongside her in the Minnesota legislature, 
where she showed me how to lead with passion and integrity.
  I was heartbroken to learn that my dear friend and her husband, Mark, 
were assassinated in an act of senseless political violence.
  There is absolutely no place in our communities for this kind of 
cruelty. We must settle our differences with civility and grace. We owe 
this promise to Melissa, Mark, and the Hoffmans, who also suffered at 
the hands of this violence, and our future generations.
  Mr. Speaker, may Melissa's memory of unwavering dedication to all of 
Minnesota be remembered for years to come.

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