[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 301]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 GABBY

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, my grandmother used to say that there 
is nothing more powerful than a woman that has made up her mind. Gabby 
Giffords has always been that woman. She is compassionate, tenacious, 
and relentless in her love for our country.
  Her desire to serve and represent the people of Arizona has never 
wavered, and she will carry that same feisty spirit with her 
indefinitely.
  After she was attacked and faced with what seemed to be 
insurmountable odds, Gabby fought each day to get better. Her recovery 
has been a miracle, and she will only continue to get stronger.
  Gabby is the spirit of bipartisanship that we should all learn from, 
and I have enjoyed working with her on border security issues. She 
makes decisions based on what she sees to be right for her people. 
Although she will no longer serve in Congress for the time being, the 
people of Arizona have not lost an advocate.
  No question about it, Gabby is a fighter, and she fights for what she 
believes in. She is fiercely dedicated to making her community and our 
country a better place because she is a woman that has made up her 
mind.
  And that's just the way it is.

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