On 2025-03-11, Representative Laura Gillen (D-NY-4) delivered a floor speech titled "REMEMBERING DR. HAZEL DUKES" in the House. The speech addressed taxes and also covered crime and justice, labor policy.
REMEMBERING DR. HAZEL DUKES Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)] [House] [Page H1129] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] REMEMBERING DR. HAZEL DUKES (Ms. GILLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. GILLEN. Mr. Speaker, Hazel Dukes was a lifelong champion for families and children in New York and across the country. Through her decades of civil rights activism, including as president of the NAACP, Dr. Dukes fought tirelessly to build a more perfect Union. Dr. Dukes broke barriers as the first Black American to work for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office, where she stood up for Long Island communities that had been long ignored or underserved. As we mourn her tremendous loss, we take comfort in the fact that Dr. Dukes' legacy will continue to live on in those that she mentored and the countless Americans who have been impacted by her life's work. May she rest in peace. ____________________