[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3840]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MONICA KAUFMAN PEARSON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Bishop) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. I am honored to join my colleagues in the 
Georgia delegation in paying tribute to one of our Nation's most 
tenured and preeminent broadcast television news anchors, Monica 
Kaufman.
  For more than 30 years she served as the Channel 2 ``Action News 
Nightbeat'' anchor at WSB-TV in Atlanta where she used her superior 
media talents to educate, inform, and enlighten millions of viewers 
about current events that impacted our lives and influenced activities 
all around the world. Prior to becoming one of Atlanta's most watched 
and influential television journalists, Monica worked as a reporter at 
the Louisville Times and at WHAS-TV in Kentucky.
  Madam Speaker, Monica is an award-winning journalist who has been 
recognized on numerous occasions for her outstanding professional 
abilities and remarkable occupational achievements. However, she is 
much more than just an accomplished journalist. She is a loving wife, 
mother, mentor, friend, and role model to me.
  I would like to extend our personal congratulations to Monica Pearson 
and her family as they celebrate and reflect upon her outstanding 
career as one of our Nation's leading broadcast journalists and admired 
media personalities. Kentucky may have named her, but Georgia claimed 
her, and we are all better because she came our way.
  Congratulations to you, Monica Kaufman Pearson.

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