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AUTHORIZING AWARDING OF GOLD MEDAL TO ROSA PARKS -- (House of Representatives - April 20, 1999)
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Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R....
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Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the...
Mrs. NORTHUP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage and to applaud Congress...
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Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mrs. Parks in Montgomery, Alabama, sought to, tried to validate this pledge of...
Mrs. Parks, thank you very much for watching this long-delayed honor by the...
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, today we pay tribute to a great civil rights...
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms....
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the resolution of the...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs....
Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the awarding of the...
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Mr. BACHUS, Mr. Speaker, I am honored to yield 1 minute to my fellow Alabaman...
Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, I have the great good fortune of having known Mrs....
Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan...
Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, the gentlewoman from Indiana...
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms....
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, over 40 years ago, Rosa Parks, a Montgomery,...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the...
Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms....
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from New York...
Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
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Mrs. Parks' efforts were integral to the civil rights movement, and it is my...
Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan...
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana (Ms....
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, we have heard speaker after speaker who has described...
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague from...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland...
Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this time.
Mrs. Parks recognized that in order for our Nation to move from what it has...
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for an additional 20 minutes...
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman...
Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I think every American over 45 years of age remembers...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from North...
Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from California for yielding...
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Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maryland...
Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me.
Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Tavis Smiley, who is a great commentator across the country, said something...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for...
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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from...
Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for yielding...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr....
Mr. MEEKS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a lady, and...
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia...
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me.
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms....
Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, to whom God has given much, much is...
Mrs. Parks, wherever you are, we love you, we thank you, and we stand on your...
Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
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Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I commend the gentlewoman from Michigan...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California...
Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this time and...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to myself the balance of my time.
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I take this moment to thank the gentlewoman from...
Mrs. Parks moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she worked for the gentleman from...
Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, racial prejudice, as the American novelist Pearl Buck...
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Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep admiration for Ms. Rosa Parks that I...
Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, anybody can be great because anybody can...
Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 573, a bill to convey...
Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Rosa Parks for her role in American...
Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of bill H.R. 573 to honor...
Ms. Parks has been recognized by virtually every national organization...
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I rise today in strong support of this...
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Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, 44 years ago this December, Rosa Parks refused to give...
Mr. LARSON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to offer my support for H.R. 573, which...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be a cosponsor of H.R. 573 to authorize...
Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 573,...
Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, today the U.S. House is honoring the contributions of...
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sat down...
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Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, today, led by a remarkable woman, Congresswoman...
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 573, a...
Ms. Parks, on behalf of myself, my staff and the constituents of the Second...
Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of legislation to award a...
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Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 573. At the same...
Mr. LAFALCE. Mr. Speaker, I offer my enthusiastic support to H.R. 573, a...
Mr. DIXON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my colleagues in honoring Mrs. Rosa...
Mrs. Parks' courage to reach up for the ``oughtness'' before her continues half...
Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join my colleagues in recognizing...
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tribute to...
Ms. Parks continued to be a national civil rights leader even after the success...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.


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