[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 130 (Thursday, September 30, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H9027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN: THE ALL-AMERICAN CITY

  (Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, on a lighter topic, in my 
district last weekend we received formal recognition of what we from 
Green Bay have known for a long time, our area is one of the best 
places in America to live.
  Thanks to the National Civic League and Allstate Insurance, who 
sponsored this wonderful program, Green Bay was named an All-American 
City. Our area does indeed represent the very best of grass-root 
citizen involvement, creative community effort, and collaborative 
problem solving the three key qualities embodied by this award.
  I am proud to say that Green Bay is on the march, taking aggressive 
steps to meet its challenges in the most innovative ways we can. Those 
who live in Green Bay want to put the rest of the Nation on notice, 
there is another key quality of character we hold dear: The relentless 
pursuit of excellence. The All-American City award is not the end of a 
journey but merely another milepost in a longer journey to make sure 
that our area is the greatest place in the world to live, and we will 
not rest until we get there.

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