September 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 157 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING DAPHNE AND BOB PHILIPSON

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 27, 2019

  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the accomplishments and 
contributions of Daphne and Bob Philipson, recipients of the 2019 
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) Legacy Award, in recognition 
of their substantial years of community involvement and active 
volunteerism.
  Daphne Philipson, CPA, has served multiple stints on the PPHP board, 
first from 1999 through 2006, then from 2008 through 2012. She has also 
served on PPHP Executive, Board Development and Nominating, Budget and 
Finance, and Fundraising Committees. She was a partner at E.M. Warburg, 
Pincus & Co., where she headed investor relations. She is a graduate of 
Columbia University's Business School and Barnard College, where she 
currently serves on the board of trustees.
  As a teenager, Bob Philipson developed a passion for ensuring access 
to family planning through reading about Marie Stopes and was a strong 
supporter of the legalization of abortion in the United Kingdom. He 
went on to graduate with a degree in Politics and Economics at Durham 
University's Hatfield College and subsequently held positions in a 
number of companies in the UK, Belgium, Sweden and the U.S. He became a 
U.S. citizen in 1998 and became active in Democratic politics, serving 
as Treasurer and Chairman of the Irvington Democrats. He spent many 
years escorting at clinics that provided abortion services and 
demonstrating and lobbying in support of Planned Parenthood. He 
continues his activism to this day.
  The advocacy and commitment of community members like Daphne and Bob 
Philipson is a crucial element of the fight to ensure that every woman, 
and man, in America has access to the reproductive and preventative 
health care they need. I'm proud to be a partner with the Philipsons 
and Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic in this effort, and I thank them 
for their diligent work.
  Madam Speaker, l urge my fellow Members of Congress to join me in 
recognizing Mr. and Mrs. Philipson for their many years of service to 
the community.

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