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Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 8, 2014
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Veterans

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Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I rise in support of H.R. 5687, introduced by Representative Janice
Hahn of California, to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 101 East Market Street in Long Beach,
California, as the Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office.

Juanita Millender-McDonald represented California's 37th District in
the House of Representatives for over a decade, serving from 1996 until
her untimely death. During her time in Congress, she was known for her
commitment to protecting international human rights, and she worked to
aid victims of genocide and human trafficking. Representative
Millender-McDonald was also the first African American woman to chair
the House Administration Committee. Sadly, she passed away on April 22,
2007, at age 68, due to colon cancer.

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in memorializing Juanita
Millender-McDonald's public service by supporting this bill.
I reserve the balance of my time.

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