[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATIONS TO JESSICA LORINE GONDER, U.S. SAVINGS BOND NATIONAL 
                     STUDENT POSTER CONTEST WINNER

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Madam Speaker, the United States Savings 
Bond National Student Poster Contest provides an opportunity for 
thousands of our children to learn the value of saving money while 
increasing the public awareness of buying U.S. savings bonds as an easy 
way to save and invest in their own and America's future success.
  I am extremely proud of one of my constituents, Jessica Lorine Gonder 
of Funkstown, Maryland, who designed posters which won both the 1997 
and 1998 Maryland State contest. Her impressive freehand design, which 
I wish everyone could see, is the 1998 National Second Place winner. 
Jessica was just a sixth grader at E. Russell Hicks Middle School in 
Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County.
  Jessica Gonder's award-winning posters are another testament to 
America's greatness and our leadership in the world. In America, 
competition, hard work, and perseverance improve quality and are the 
keys to achieving success.
  Madam Speaker, I say, ``Congratulations, Jessica.''

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