I am standing beside this picture of Jackie Walorski, and anybody that ever knew Jackie knew this is the way she always looked. This bill today that we are talking about reveals who she really was and still is. She was born on August 17, 1963, and she passed on August 3, 2022--59 years on Earth, 59 years of a servant's life. Jackie Walorski never did anything for herself, to advance herself. Her main concerns were the mothers that she worried about and the children that she worried about because she knew that was America's greatest asset. She knew that everything she did in her life was not about her but about others. She brought such a new concept to the floor, the people's House, to not only transform it in legislation but to change people's hearts. She would never talk about herself as a Representative or a Congresswoman. She was always here for others, not for herself. When we look at legislation, from time to time, we start to think about what it is that we are really doing. What are we asking our taxpayers to invest in? If it is not our future, then why are we here? The most important asset for Jackie Walorski was expectant mothers, infants, and childcare. She was truly unusual, but in her 59 years, she did so much to help so many. {time} 0945 I think for us to be here today on the people's House, on the floor, and to be able to share who she is--I said August 3 she passed.…
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