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Barbara Lee was mentioned in POST OFFICE RENAMING THE ``LYNN C. WOOLSEY POST OFFICE BUILDING''..... on page E135 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on Feb. 9 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

POST OFFICE RENAMING THE ``LYNN C. WOOLSEY POST OFFICE BUILDING''

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HON. BARBARA LEE

of california

in the house of representatives

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I am proud to support a bill to honor my friend and fellow Californian, former Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, by designating the historic downtown post office in Petaluma the ``Lynn Woolsey Post Office Building.''

Congresswoman Woolsey is remembered in Congress as an unabashed advocate for a fairer, more equitable society. As the self-described

``first former welfare mom to serve in Congress,'' she was part of a historic wave of female leadership in Congress, blazing a trail for women for generations to come.

Congresswoman Woolsey served on the House Budget Committee, the Government Operations Committee, and the Education and Labor Committee, which helped cement her role as an effective leader in advancing education and welfare reform and ending gender discrimination. She was also a powerful leader in women's rights and equality. In fact, she played a critical role in the establishment of Women's History Month, an important tradition to honor the extraordinary women who paved the way for many of us today.

As co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Congresswoman Woolsey tirelessly fought to strengthen social safety net programs in an effort to elevate the voices of those most vulnerable.

Furthermore, Congresswoman Woolsey was, and still is, a courageous advocate for peace who opposed the Iraq War from the beginning, and who was once arrested at a demonstration in Washington, D.C., along with the late Congressman John Lewis, to call attention to the genocide in Darfur.

Congresswoman Woolsey has been, and continues to be, a progressive champion and I am incredibly pleased to honor her two-decade-long career of good public service by voting for the passage of this bill.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 26

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