[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             WELCOMING THE REVEREND DR. HAROLD R. MAYBERRY

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute).
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, let me just say, first of all, how honored we 
are that Pastor Harold Mayberry has presented and provided with us a 
very powerful prayer this morning.
  Pastor Mayberry is the pastor, as he indicated, of First AME Church 
in Oakland, California. Pastor Mayberry and his wife, Mary Mayberry, 
are here with us this weekend as we work to look at the major issues 
which, of course, the Congressional Black Caucus and all of us deal 
with each and every day.
  First AME Church, let me just say, is a very powerful church, a very 
committed church in our community. It is a shining light in Oakland and 
in the East Bay. It provides a vision for our community. It is a church 
which, under Pastor Mayberry's leadership, insists that our community 
puts people first in the sense that they focus on educating our young 
people, housing the homeless, feeding the hungry. It is a congregation 
that makes religion really real in our community, and that is thanks to 
Pastor Mayberry and the First AME Church family.
  The leadership of this congregation has made many, many changes in 
our great East Bay and especially in the city of Oakland, California. 
And for that we are deeply grateful.
  We are honored and privileged that Pastor Mayberry and his wife, 
Mary, are here with us today. Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the 
opportunity to share his wisdom and his insight with this great august 
body.

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