i was involved campaign against senator jesse helms when i was in college. when i cannot hear, and was not initially involved politically. -- when i came out here, i was not initially involved politically. i helped to build the lgbt community center. i started doing campaigns. i gradually got involved in democratic party politics. i got involved in the alice b. toklas democratic club. i ran for the democratic central committee in 2004. i ended up sharing the committee. it was a gradual process for me. by the time i started thinking about running for supervisor, it made sense because of my involvement in the community and in politics. >> what did you learn from campaigning for supervisor? >> i learned a lot. i knocked on about $15,000. -- i knocked about 15,000 doors. i met a huge number of people. that is the best way to learn about the neighborhood, the city, and what people want and what their concerns are. i feel i can do so much more than before and started campaigning. -- i feel like i know so much more than before i started campaigning. we're all part

daniels, she met a young man on the sports desk named jesse helms and the rest is history. ms. helms was a leader in christian causes such as her sponsorship of the children's camp willow run. while in washington, she taught at gallaudet university and wrote a book on great americans who happened to be blind. anin the senate, she was the leader of the senate ladies bible study and the u.s. chapter of the red cross. she was a confidant and pillar of many friends in -- on both sides of the aisle, including elizabeth dole, erma byrd, and lynda johnson robb. politically, she was a close friend of ronald and nancy reagan. in 1976, she took the unusual step of campaigning tirelessly across the state of north carolina in support of then-governor reagan's insurgent presidential candidacy. the governor carried the north carolina primary against a sitting president, in no small part due to the work of dot helms. two years ago the governor awarded dorothy helms the order of the long-leaf pine. fittingly, the governor honored her with the official north carolina state toast. here's to the l

dorothy helms was a long time best friend and wife of the late senator jesse helms. i grew to know both of them. senator helms asked me and said you know where i get my good ideas. he said, dot, you know. for those of us who knew the two well, dot was the conservative of the family and a strident and forceful communicator of her opinion on all matters. dot helms was a trailblazer in her own right and one of the first women to graduate from the university of north carolina with a dein journalism and worked as a society page editor. jesse helms was working as a sports reporter and the rest of course is history and the two of them changed history. as much as dot helms will be missed something tells us that the tall fellow from north carolina is delighted to her back by his side. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition >> permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. >> isis is not contained and not enough to try and contain terrorists. they have proven capable of a global reach. mere hope isn't going

i was involved campaign against senator jesse helms when i was in college. when i cannot hear, and was not initially involved politically. -- when i came out here, i was not initially involved politically. i helped to build the lgbt community center. i started doing campaigns. i grady