[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H3211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 JAMES SMITH WINS CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION FOR FIFTH DISTRICT OF 
                               TENNESSEE

  (Mr. CLEMENT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLEMENT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor James Smith, winner 
of the Congressional Art Competition for the Fifth Congressional 
District of Tennessee. James is a recent graduate of my alma mater, 
Hillsboro High School in Nashville, with his award-winning photograph 
entitled ``Angels Come From Istanbul.''
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to look at James' 
photograph, along with all of the other winning artwork that will be on 
display for the next year. It is important that we honor our artists 
for various reasons. By providing others with their art, artists 
contribute to an educational process that not only gives us an 
alternative form of communication, but also invokes thought and 
stimulates one's analytical skills.
  Furthermore, artists are inventive and perceptive people who learn to 
express themselves in powerful, positive ways. For these reasons and 
countless more, I rise to congratulate and honor Mr. James Smith.

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