[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6929-6930]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF TIM CARPENTER

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Tim Carpenter, 
the National Director of the Progressive Democrats of America, who 
passed away this week. Mr. Carpenter will be remembered as a passionate 
and highly effective advocate for jobs, justice, and peace.

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Driven by compassion and a limitless commitment to strengthening our 
democracy, Mr. Carpenter built and sustained a national grassroots 
network that has been at the forefront of efforts to end the wars in 
Iraq and Afghanistan, enact single-payer healthcare, end mass 
criminalization, strengthen voting rights, pass meaningful campaign 
finance reform, stop global warming, and realize the vision of a full 
employment society. Mr. Carpenter was a deep believer in participatory 
democracy, and--in building an organization that empowers citizens to 
both locally and global to affect positive change--he embodied the 
principles he cherished.
  An inquisitive mind and an extraordinary advocate, Mr. Carpenter 
travelled from coast to coast, meeting with Americans to learn about 
their struggles with unemployment, lost healthcare, polluted air and 
water, denied access to the polls, and injuries suffered on the 
battlefield. The coalition he assembled to address these injustices is 
diverse and extraordinarily engaged. Their work--facilitated by Mr. 
Carpenter--has been indispensable to generating progress for struggling 
people and our planet. I am extraordinarily grateful for his 
contributions to our nation and world.

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