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                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     TRIBUTE TO CORA MASTERS BARRY

<bullet> Ms. ALSOBROOKS. Mr. President, Cora Masters Barry has been a 
champion for youth, families, and sports,

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benefitting Marylanders and our neighbors in the District of Columbia 
alike. Mrs. Barry is the former first lady of Washington, DC, and is 
the founder and CEO of the Recreation Wish List Committee, an 
organization of area businesses, government and community leaders who 
work to renovate and improve recreation centers.
  She began her impactful career in the world of sports as one of the 
first women to serve as a boxing commissioner and was a tireless 
advocate for safety in boxing. She worked alongside Members of Congress 
to help write legislation to regulate the sport and was a member of the 
executive committee for the World Boxing Council and the International 
Boxing Federation.
  Mrs. Barry has also made her mark on the tennis world, serving on the 
Community Development Committee and the National Junior Tennis League 
Committee of the United State Tennis Association. She helped Serena 
Williams establish a school for girls in Africa and served as vice 
president of the Oracene Williams Learning Foundation to maximize 
opportunities for youth with special needs. She also helped spearhead 
the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center.
  Mrs. Barry, a former tenured professor of political science at the 
University of the District of Columbia, specialized in Black politics, 
the Presidency, and the Constitution. She has been an advocate for 
voter education, registration and mobilization.
  I ask that you join me and the residents of Maryland in offering my 
well wishes to Cora Masters Barry on the occasion of her 80th birthday. 
And I am so grateful for the impact this luminary has had, not only on 
the District, but Marylanders as well.<bullet>

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