    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 51 (Monday, December 24, 2007)]
    [Page 1600]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on the Death of Representative Julia M. Carson

    December 15, 2007

        Laura and I are saddened by the death of Representative Julia
    Carson. Throughout her decade of service in the U.S. House of
    Representatives and her nearly 20 years in the Indiana General Assembly,
    Representative Carson served her constituents in Indianapolis with
    passion and commitment. She was revered as a champion for building
    strong and safe communities, working to end homelessness, improving
    financial literacy for all Americans, and helping her constituents
    achieve and maintain the dream of home ownership.
        Julia was a dedicated and admired public servant who will be missed
    by her many friends and colleagues both at home in Indiana and in our
    Nation's Capital. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and
    friends.