[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 197 (Friday, November 21, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN CHEEKS KILPATRICK

  (Mr. THANEDAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THANEDAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay my respects 
to the late Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick.
  Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was a trailblazing figure who inspired many 
in Detroit. She represented Michigan's 13th Congressional District like 
I do.
  She broke a glass ceiling, becoming the first Black woman to serve on 
the powerful House Appropriations Committee, where she brought critical 
Federal dollars back to Detroit and its surrounding communities. She 
also blazed trails as the second Black woman to ever serve in the House 
of Representatives from Michigan.
  Mr. Speaker, she broke countless barriers to public service, helping 
to create a U.S. Congress that better reflects our Nation's great 
diversity. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick improved the lives of all she 
served. May she rest in peace.

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