[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            MOURNING THE PASSING OF FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my 
condolences and my sympathy to the family of former First Lady Barbara 
Bush.
  Mr. Speaker, the Nation was heartbroken upon hearing the news that 
Mrs. Bush passed away last night at her home in Houston. She was 92.
  Mrs. Bush was widely admired and a beloved First Lady. She was a 
leader not only for her family, but for this Nation.
  She served as First Lady from January 1, 1989, to January 1993. She 
was known for her immeasurable kindness, yet she wasn't afraid to be 
outspoken--even frank--when the occasion called for it.
  She was witty and feisty, and above all else, she was Barbara: a 
wife, a mother, and a grandmother.
  This Nation will remember her as a fiercely and devoted matriarch of 
a great American family, but also as an advocate for all American 
families.
  Mr. Speaker, I leave you with the words of Barbara Bush: ``When all 
the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter 
are faith, family, and friends.''
  May God bless Mrs. Barbara Bush.

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