[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21626]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAKE HIGHLANDS REPUBLICAN 
                                 WOMEN

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2005

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to commemorate the 
25th anniversary of the Lake Highlands Republican Women. In December of 
1980, the Lake Highlands Republican Women were formed, based on the 
guiding principle of the National Federation of Republican Women, ``to 
foster and encourage loyalty to the Republican Party and the ideals for 
which it stands.''
  For the past 30 years, the Lake Highlands Republican Women have 
worked hard to promote the principles of the Grand Old Party and to 
elect Republican leaders from the Courthouse to the White House.
  The Lake Highlands Republican Women are truly helping make our 
community and our country a better place to live. The Lake Highlands 
Republican Women continue to strengthen the Republican Party through 
candidate recruitment, training and election activities as well as 
advocating the GOP common sense conservative philosophy of faith, 
family, free enterprise, and freedom.
  Today, I would like to honor the Lake Highlands Republican Women and 
their leaders, including: Patti Clapp (1981-1982), Jan Patterson (1983-
1984, 1993), Lee Dewbre (1985-1986), Fredda Horton (1987-1988), Libby 
Swaim (1989-1990), Linda Russell (1991-1992), Annabelle Ward (1994-
1995), Jill Mellinger (1996-2001), Suzy Pollok (1997), Deborah Brown 
(1998-1999), Kathi Drew (2000), Elaine Travis, (2002), Glee Huebner 
(2003-2004), and Gloria Gibeau (2005). These strong Republican women 
embody the energy, vision and values of our party.

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