Recognizing Reverend Jeannette Phillips

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Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Reverend Jeannette Phillips who passed away last month. She devoted decades of service to the healthcare needs of the disadvantaged in the Hudson Valley, culminating in her founding of the Peekskill Area Ambulatory Healthcare Center in 1975.

Over the course of her life of service, Reverend Phillips received myriad of awards and recognitions, including the New York State Governor's Award for African Americans of Distinction in 1994, the CHCANYS Catherine M. Abate Memorial Award in 2018, and Crain's Notable Women in Healthcare in 2019.

She also received the Sojourner Truth Award as well as the Harriet Tubman Award for her work as the Westchester District president of the Harriet Tubman Home Historical Society.

Reverend Phillips is survived by three daughters, two sons, and more than 100 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great- grandchildren.

Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to enter her name into the Congressional Record and recognize Reverend Jeannette Phillips, a trailblazing humanitarian, historic preservationist, and a proud matriarch.

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