Tribute to Congresswoman Marcia Fudge

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Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend and
colleague, a distinguished congresswoman with a sweet name, Marcia
Fudge, as her tenure as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus ends.

First of all, I want to thank Marcia Fudge for welcoming me to
Capitol Hill, for being such a good friend and mentor. In my short time
in Congress, she has been an invaluable resource to me, and I truly
appreciate that.

As a servant of the people, I have long admired her as a woman for
not just talking the talk, but for walking it, too.

Secondly, I want to thank Marcia Fudge for her phenomenal leadership.
She has successfully guided the Congressional Black Caucus in promoting
some of the most pressing issues and concerns of the people in our
communities. She has been the collective voice of the caucus, bringing
light to necessary issues of social and economic justice.

As we have seen with the recent events in the Michael Brown and Eric
Garner cases, it is absolutely critical that we have a strong and
collective voice to shed light on these injustices and to make positive change in our communities.

She has certainly put the caucus on a solid foundation, which I know
my North Carolina colleague, G.K. Butterfield, will continue.

On behalf of the residents of North Carolina's 12th Congressional
District, I salute Congresswoman Marcia Fudge on her great leadership
as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and I say, ``Thank you,
thank you, thank you.''

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