[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 163 (Friday, October 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6931-S6932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING JANE GOODALL

  Mr. WELCH. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to Jane Goodall, 
whose pioneering scientific research on the behavior of chimpanzees and 
decades of tirelessly circling the globe to build support for the 
protection of endangered wildlife and the global environment are 
unmatched in human history. Jane died on October 1, at the age of 91. I 
am one of the innumerable people

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who had enormous admiration for her and who hoped that somehow she 
might live forever.
  Jane Goodall recognized early in her life that protecting nature is 
first and foremost about educating and motivating human beings, on whom 
the survival of all other species depends. That became her life's 
mission, and she also never stopped advocating for the ethical 
treatment of animals, as embodied in the Captive Primate Safety Act, of 
which I am a cosponsor.
  Her passing touches the hearts of countless millions of people of 
every generation on every continent. She was an extraordinary role 
model for young people of all nationalities and inspired many to seek 
careers in scientific discovery. Despite the increasing destruction of 
the Earth's environment caused by humans' ever-increasing demand for 
natural resources, she never lost hope in our collective ability to 
save the planet. We owe her immense gratitude for devoting her life to 
ensuring that we don't lose hope either.

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