[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLYWOMAN LORETTA WEINBERG, NAMED 
  FIRST RUNNER-UP FOR THE 2005 GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AWARD FOR WOMEN AND 
                              GOVERNNMENT

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2005

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pleasure to honor 
my dear friend of more than 25 years, New Jersey Assemblywoman Loretta 
Weinberg, who has been named first runner-up for the prestigious 2005 
Good Housekeeping Award for Women and Government. The award will be 
presented tomorrow, June 15, 2005, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. 
sponsored by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP). Each 
year, Good Housekeeping magazine and the CAWP honor women, in 
government--elected or appointed officials, career civil servants, or 
members of the military--for their achievements in government that have 
improved people's lives. Assemblywoman Weinberg was selected from over 
200 extraordinary women as first runner-up for this award because of 
her exemplary record of public service.
  As one of only 13 women in the 80-member New Jersey General Assembly, 
Assemblywoman Weinberg serves as the Majority Conference Leader and 
represents New Jersey's Legislative District 37, which includes a 
number of towns we both have the privilege to represent, such as 
Englewood, Hackensack, and Teaneck. She has spent 13 years advocating 
on behalf of New Jersey's women and families and has spearheaded the 
passage of several pieces of landmark legislation. Two of her efforts 
have included passing a law, which mandates that new mothers must be 
allowed at least a 48-hour stay in the hospital after giving birth, as 
well as her law that established the first child-proof handgun law in 
the nation. Her leadership roles also include being the Chair of the 
Health and Human Services Committee and Vice-Chair of the Family, Women 
and Children's Services Committee. Aside from her professional work, 
Loretta is above all devoted to her children, grandchildren, her entire 
family, and her many, many friends.
  Founded in 1971, the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is 
a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, The 
State University of New Jersey. The CAWP mission is to promote greater 
knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and 
government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public 
life. This is the eighth year the CAWP has participated along with the 
Ford Foundation in administering the Good Housekeeping Award for Women 
and Government.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
outstanding contributions that New Jersey Assemblywoman Loretta 
Weinberg has made, that make the lives of all New Jerseyans so much 
better. I would like to acknowledge Loretta's lifetime of good works 
and dedication. I am proud to call her my friend.

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