[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING REV. RICHARD ANDERSON

  (Mr. HASTERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to welcome to this House and to 
introduce our guest chaplain for today, Pastor Dick Anderson of the 
First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, IL. He is a spiritual leader of 
one of the largest congregations in my 14th District of Illinois. I 
thank him for his message as we open this session.
  First Presbyterian has taken an active role in the life of the 
community, and it is home for outreach ministries which include 
programs for at-risk teenagers and other young people.
  It is also fitting that Pastor Anderson is here today on the 12th of 
February as we mark the birthday of one of our greatest Presidents, 
Abraham Lincoln. A noted student of Lincoln's speeches and writings, 
Pastor Anderson has masterfully portrayed our 16th President on 
literally hundreds of occasions throughout the State of Illinois and 
this Nation, including the reenactment last year of the great Lincoln-
Douglas debates in Illinois.
  As recently as yesterday he represented and portrayed Lincoln here in 
Washington, DC, on the celebration today of Lincoln's birthday.
  Mr. Speaker, I would ask you and my colleagues to join me in 
welcoming my friend, Pastor Dick Anderson, to our House of 
Representatives.

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