RECOGNIZING CONGRESSWOMAN CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

On 2024-12-11, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5) delivered a floor speech titled "RECOGNIZING CONGRESSWOMAN CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS" in the House. The speech addressed taxes.

RECOGNIZING CONGRESSWOMAN CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 184 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 184 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)] [House] [Page H7103] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING CONGRESSWOMAN CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I also rise to recognize Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is retiring at the end of the 118th Congress. In 2004, the two of us came to the House in the same class, and we have been friends throughout our time here. Cathy has the distinction of being the first woman to give birth three times while in the House. She is a visible and vocal leader within the disabilities community, and her advocacy is inspired by her son, Cole, who was born with Down syndrome. I thank the gentlewoman for her years of service to this great institution, to her constituents in Washington's Fifth Congressional District, and to the American people. May God continue to bless her, her husband, Brian; and Cole, Grace, and Brynn, their three children, as she enters a well-deserved retirement. ____________________