Durbin Honors Civil Rights, Disability Rights Champion Marca Bristo on Senate Floor
September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today honored the life of civil rights and disability rights champion Marca Bristo, who passed away on September 8th in her adopted hometown of Chicago at the age of 66. Marca was a nationally and internationally acclaimed leader in the disability rights movement who was instrumental in helping write and pass the Americans wi . . .
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today honored the life of civil rights and disability rights champion Marca Bristo, who passed away on September 8th in her adopted hometown of Chicago at the age of 66. Marca was a nationally and internationally acclaimed leader in the disability rights movement who was instrumental in helping write and pass the Americans wi . . .