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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Carrie P. Meek |
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Miami, Florida , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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April 29, 1926
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| Died | November 28, 2021
(95 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | David
Nov 30, 2021 02:54pm |
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| Info | Mrs. Carrie Pittman Meek
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992 from Florida's 17th Congressional District, she is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee which funds all executive branch programs and independent agencies. She serves on the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, and the Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies.
Rep. Meek has championed efforts to create new jobs through federal and private sector initiatives and she has worked hard to use the resources of government to promote economic opportunity.
As a new member of Congress, Congresswoman Meek introduced legislation--subsequently passed by Congress and signed into law by the President--to provide retirement security for household workers such as gardeners, nannies and cleaning personnel.
She played a key role in providing over one hundred million dollars in federal assistance to help rebuild Dade County after the devastation caused by Hurricane Andrew and guided through Congress legislation to improve Dade County's transit system, airport and seaport; to construct a new family and child care center in North Dade; to rebuild Homestead Air Reserve Base; and to fund at Miami-Dade Community College one of the nation's most advanced aviation training programs.
Rep. Meek is a strong advocate for senior citizens. Her amendment to the FY'98 funding bill for the Department of Housing and Urban Development added $195 million to the Section 202 elderly housing program. In addition, Rep. Meek has emerged as a leader in efforts to use scientific sampling, techniques to issue accurate population counts in the 2000 Census --a matter of particular importance to minorities, who are often undercounted. Rep. Meek sponsored a successful amendment to extend Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to aged, blind or handicapped legal aliens.
Before her election to Congress, Rep. Meek was a member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate, where she chaired the Education Appropriations Subcommittee and established herself as a skilled debater and one of the Legislature's most effective members.
As a State Senator, Meek developed much of Florida's current housing finance policy, establishing a broad array of public policy guidelines that has made the dream of home ownership a reality for thousands of families. Moreover, her legislative efforts have resulted in the construction of thousands of affordable rental units.
Born in Tallahassee, Florida--the granddaughter of a slave--Congresswoman Meek earned a B.A. in Biology and Physical Education from Florida A&M University, a Master's degree in Public Health and Physical Education from the University of Michigan and completed all of the course work for her Doctorate. She coached women's basketball at Bethune-Cookman College, taught biological sciences and physical education there and at Florida A&M University and later served as Special Assistant to the Vice President of Miami-Dade Community College in Miami, Florida.
Rep. Meek has received dozens of awards and honors, including the recent naming of a one million dollar eminent scholars chair in her honor at Florida A&M University. She is the recipient of honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Miami, Florida A&M University, Barry University, Florida Atlantic University, and Rollins College. She was honored by over 500 of Florida's business and community leaders as the recipient of the prestigious LeRoy Collins Lifetime Achievement Award "...for her lifelong commitment to improving the quality of life for Florida's Citizens and its future generations." The award was named for Governor LeRoy Collins, who set impeccable leadership standards during his own lifetime of service to the state. This year received the United Way's Public Policy Leadership Award, the goups highest honor.
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