REP. JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD (D-CA) TAKES LEAVE OF ABSENCE
| Immediate Release |
Contact: Kyle Anderson and J.R. Crump |
| April 18, 2007 |
(202) 225-7476 and (202) 226-3355 |
(Washington, DC) Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, who chairs the Committee on House Administration, is taking a leave of absence from her Washington, DC duties for approximately 4-to-6 weeks. The Congresswoman has been diagnosed with cancer and is recuperating with her family.
Millender-McDonald represents the 37th Congressional District of California which encompasses Carson, Long Beach, Compton, Signal Hill and parts of Los Angeles. She was recently appointed as Chair of the Committee on House Administration, which oversees the operation of the U.S. House of Representatives; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institute; the National Zoo; and all Federal elections.
The Congresswoman wishes to thank everyone for their expressions of love, well wishes and prayers. She will maintain a limited schedule in her District and is requesting respect of her privacy at this time.
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