[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8508-8509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          LYNN WOOLSEY'S VISIT

  (Mr. HUFFMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, 444. That is the number of times Lynn

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Woolsey came to this floor, stood at that podium right over there, and 
addressed this House during Special Orders, speaking against war and in 
support of peace.
  Lynn Woolsey, for 20 years, represented much of my congressional 
district. My colleagues here in Congress will remember her as a 
passionate and outspoken advocate--a leader--in the effort to 
strengthen our national security without war. One of the ways that she 
did that was through her hundreds of Special Order hour speeches. In 
the final one of these, No. 444, she said the following:
  ``Sometimes I've been accused of wanting a `perfect world.' But I 
consider that a compliment. Our Founders strove to form a `more perfect 
Union.' Why shouldn't we aim for a perfect world? You see, I'm 
absolutely certain that if we don't work toward a perfect world, we 
won't ever come close to providing a safe, healthy, and secure world 
for our grandchildren and their grandchildren.''
  She is with her grandchildren Carlo and Luca here today.
  Let us thank Lynn Woolsey for her service, and let's urge all Members 
of Congress to approach our work with the same tenacity and resolve to 
work together toward peace, health, and security for all.

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