[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 166 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2528]
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          HONORING THE BIRTHDAY OF WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER SHULER

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 22, 1999

  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inform the House that on November 
28, 1999, my grandson, William Christopher Shuler, will celebrate his 
first birthday. I have enjoyed myself immensely over the last few 
months watching little William grow, and my wife Cynthia and I are 
looking forward to many more birthdays as we head into the new 
millennium.
  We often hear our colleagues on the floor honoring those constituents 
who are celebrating their 100th birthdays, and as we listen, we are 
able to reflect on the wonderment of the 20th century and appreciate 
just how much the world has changed over their lifespan. Those people 
born in 1899 have witnessed first-hand the advent of modern aviation, 
from the first flight by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk to the 
landing on the Moon's Sea of Tranquility. They have seen the dawn of a 
world connected by the Internet, where e-mail and video replace ink and 
paper for communication. They have seen a technological revolution 
unfold before their eyes. They have also watched our brave young men 
and women travel to foreign lands to fight for freedom and democracy in 
five separate wars.
  Now imagine what a one-year old today will experience as he heads 
into the 21st century. It's hard to fathom what the world will look 
life fifty, seventy-five, or one hundred years from now. Yet, little 
William sits on that exciting threshold--filled with great opportunity 
and hope.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I ask my colleagues to join me in this 
celebration, and to always keep our young ones in mind as we continue 
in Congress to make this nation a better place for them all.

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