[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H6075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALISON RENEE BARTON

  (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, July 22, 1975, was a hot sultry day 
in Crockett, Texas. Early in the morning my wife woke me up and said, 
``I think the time has come to take me to the hospital.'' We did, and, 
luckily, within an hour or two, we had a beautiful young baby daughter, 
Alison Renee Barton.
  Alison grew up to be a delightful young girl, playing in the sandbox, 
playing house. As a teenager, she was the lead in a one-act play in her 
high school, and, now, as a beautiful young woman, she has graduated 
from Texas A&M and is going to be a teacher.
  Today, on her birthday, I just want to say, that Alison, your father 
loves you, your mother loves you, your brother and sister love you. 
Happy birthday.

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