Mr. Speaker. we all share the grief over the loss of Msgr. Geno Baroni. Son of an Italian immigrant coal miner. Monsignor Baroni was a leading force In the neighborhood revival movement and the creator of a nationwide network of church. civil rights. community. and political leaders concerned with helping the innercity poor. He brought together previously disassociated groups and bound them together in a common struggle for civil rights and human justice. As an Assistant Secretary for Neighborhood Development. Consumer Affairs. and Regulatory Functions in the Department of Housing and Urban Developmentthe first priest to ever hold that high a Federal appointive off iceMonsignor Baroni brought with him a passion for social and human justice and an undying energy in fighting for these ideals.
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