I Join my colleagues in paying tribute to my fellow Representative from New York. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM. Representative CHISHOLM has devoted 25 years of her life to the political arena. the last 14 in the U.S. House of Representatives. She has been widely recognized as a protector of the rights of the disenfranchisedfrom native Americans. to new immigrants. to women. the poor. and blacks. She has been a leader in politics. establishing herself as the first black woman to be elected to Congress. the first to run for President. the first to sit on the powerful House Rules Committee. and the senior Democratic woman in the House. By her own account.
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