Frank Pallone: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want all Members to know that Mrs. McIver has experienced a series of…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want all Members to know that Mrs. McIver has experienced a series of firsts. First, she was the youngest person elected to the Newark City Council in 2018. She then was elected council president in 2022, and she is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress from the State of New Jersey. We have her family up there, as my colleagues can see. She has also been a tremendous mentor for young women, in particular. She founded an organization called the Newark G.A.L.S., Inc., which is an organization that has empowered over 3,000 young women throughout the State of New Jersey. We are so proud of her. She is really, more than anything else, a community activist. That is what she is all about. She is going to continue in that tradition here, being an advocate for so many important issues. We are ready to work with her, and we are so glad that she is here today, starting out even as we end this session, because she is going to get a jump on all of her activities. She is just such a nice person. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues, and I yield back to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith).”