[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Woolsey) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Juanita Millender-McDonald. We already miss you, your 
beautiful face, your elegance and grace, your tenacity and spirit. Your 
absence will leave a void that will never, ever be filled. And that is 
what we know about you here without question in the House of 
Representatives, so we can only guess how much you are going to be 
missed by your beloved family. They, in their grief, however, can 
always take solace in their pride and in their love and their 
appreciation of such an amazing woman.
  Beloved wife, mother of five, grandmother of five, Member of the 
California Assembly, Member of the United States House of 
Representatives, and in the end, the very first African American woman 
to become chairwoman of a full committee.
  Because of this position, this elegant persuasive woman's portrait 
will hang in the Halls of Congress for the rest of time. And over the 
years she will watch over the activities of her House Administration 
Committee. And believe me, she will be expecting excellence. So while 
Juanita rests, she expects each and every one of us to keep on going 
until we can go no more; and because of her example, we will do our 
very best.
  We already miss you, Juanita, and we will remember you always.

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