[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF HENRY LeGRAND SMITH

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 1996

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, my wife Bonnie and I were blessed 
with a new grandson on July 20 at 12:29 a.m. His name is Henry LeGrand 
Smith. He weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. He is the fifth child of Bradley LeGrand 
Smith and Margaret Diane Smith. My namesake, Nick Smith is 9, Emily is 
7 years old. Claire is 4 years old, and George is 2 years old.
  Bonnie and I join Henry's other grandparents, Neville and Jennifer 
Monteith from Orillia, ON, in welcoming Henry to this world.
  Like his brothers and sisters, Henry is going to have a tough time 
paying back all the money the Federal Government is borrowing. If we 
don't change our ways, Henry will have to pay $187,000 in taxes over 
his lifetime just to cover his share of the interest on the national 
debt.
  I would conclude by asking all the parents and grandparents now in 
Congress to work with me to minimize the debt which our children and 
grandchildren will have to pay back for our undisciplined deficit 
spending.

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