[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1850
                      REMEMBERING WHITNEY HOUSTON

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak of a 
loss that so many have spoken about over the last week, and that is the 
loss of Whitney Houston. I would imagine that everyone would 
acknowledge the beauty of her music and certainly the beauty that she 
was as a person and a human being. What a very sad loss for her 
daughter, Bobbi, and her mother, Cissy, her aunt, Dionne Warwick, and 
the extended family members who loved her dearly.
  We cannot help but be reminded of Whitney's beautiful voice singing 
``The Star Spangled Banner'' after and during the Gulf War. Or the 
words that she sang, ``Yes, Jesus Loves Me'' in the song that she sang 
in the first acting effort that she did in ``The Bodyguard'' that was 
so superb. And we can't help but be reminded of that song ``I Will 
Always Love You'' that has touched everyone's heart. Whitney touched 
our hearts. And my constituents, Kim Burrell, Bishop Woodard and 
others, are deeply saddened. And our good friend, Congressman Don 
Payne, who has been in touch with the family and is helping, he has 
been a comfort as well.
  I simply wanted to say: Whitney, you've given us much joy. We'll 
remember your music of the seventies and eighties. Many of us danced to 
it, but many of us were made happy by it. And we realize that your 
legacy will survive. We thank you, and we thank your wonderful family 
for sharing you for some more than 20 years. And we thank you for that 
beautiful, beautiful voice that sang ``The Star Spangled Banner'' like 
we've never heard it before. We will always love you. God bless you, 
and may you rest in peace.

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