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Mr. GOLDMAN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on August 2 we lost Kay Granger. All of you knew her. She was a legend in this Chamber. She was a legend in Fort Worth, Texas. She was a legend in Texas. She was a legend in America.
her. He didn't talk about her accomplishments here. He talked about her being just an ordinary mom, just an ordinary person who happened to do extraordinary things.
She was the first Republican woman mayor of the city of Fort Worth. She was the first Republican woman ever to be elected to Congress from Texas. As many of you know and so many of her fellow appropriators who are up here know, she was the first woman to be chair of the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations and then the first woman ever in the U.S. Congress to be chair of the Appropriations Committee.
She broke down barriers everywhere she went. When people said, “You can't do that,” she said, “Tell me why. I am going to anyway,” as all of you know, especially when she rose to be the Appropriations Committee chair.
She didn't get there because it was easy. She got there because it was tough, and she always took the tough route.
She was an extraordinary woman. Fort Worth has lost a legend. We will never forget her, and we will remember her forever just as every single one of you who served with her will as well.
Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey), my Democratic colleague.
Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Goldman for yielding me time.
The ceremony for Kay was absolutely beautiful. I have to let everyone know that. I want to reiterate what Craig just talked about. Her son J.D. gave such an amazing testimony about her life.
But so many people had long-term relationships with Kay Granger. She was a teacher in the Birdville ISD, and people knew her from that. So many people have stories about her time teaching them, people that are still with us today. She was a businesswoman. Kay had a group of diverse friends that she dined with, that she vacationed with, that she did things with. She was someone who was, as I say, a woman before her time really, and she touched so many different people's lives.
When I would go home, people would always ask me: Marc, how do you and Kay get along? I see Democrats and Republicans are always at each other. I would tell people: Kay still is like our mayor. She is still just like the mayor of Fort Worth. We worked great together on things.
Fort Worth will miss her. She was an amazing person to work with, and she always put Fort Worth first when she was here. As the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Goldman) just said, Kay is going to be sorely missed. She was an incredible and remarkable person.
Mr. GOLDMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask for a moment of silence in honor of Kay Granger.