She was as fine a human being as she was a lawmaker. I had the opportunity to work with SALA on our House Select Committee on Hunger where we both served. She and I also had an opportunity to work together on many human rights Issues. As a refugee from Poland and a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe. SALAS fierce commitment to the preservation of human rights and civil rights was especially poignant to me. SALA was dedicated to the public service and to contributing to Improving the quality of life long before she ever became a Congressperson 3 years ago.