[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 84 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1044]
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       THANKS TO THE STUDENTS OF DECATUR'S EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. GLENN POSHARD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 10, 1996

  Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about our youth and 
the promise that tomorrow holds for them. We hear a great deal about 
how these are tough times to be growing up. There are pressures on 
children today that did not exist in the past, and with the pace of 
technological and social change, the world is a much less predictable 
place. But at the same time these new realities present daunting 
challenges, there are equal opportunities to meet these obstacles and 
accomplish great things. When seen in this light, it truly is an 
exciting time to be alive and young.
  Recently a small group from Eisenhower High School in Decatur, IL, 
visited me here in Washington. Mike Frahlman, Ryan Snyder, Nick Phipps, 
Brian Stolz, and Corey York, accompanied by their teacher Hugh Good, 
embodied this spirit of infinite possibility. I was struck by their 
desire for knowledge, the intelligence of their questions, and their 
intuitive sense of the possibilities for accomplishment that await 
them. Our brave new world needs such enterprising young minds to take 
on the questions that the 21st century holds. Not only did I enjoy our 
conversion, but I felt even more at ease about our future as a country 
because of the experience.
  Mr. Speaker, far too often we hear about the failures of our young 
people rather than the positive contributions they provide to all of us 
on a daily basis. I want the record to reflect that I have great 
confidence in the youth of the United States of America. I would like 
to thank the fine students of Decatur Eisenhower High School for 
reaffirming my faith, and for the excellent example they provide their 
peers. It is an honor to represent them in the U.S. Congress.

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