[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E662]
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  A CELEBRATION OF YOUTH IN HONOR OF CLAIRE MARGARET SMITH OF MICHIGAN

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 3, 2003

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 
birth and life of Claire Smith, born to our son Brad and his wife Diane 
on February 2, 1992. It was in this year on my birthday, November 5, 
that I was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives; 1992 was the 
international space year and my first committee assignment was Science.
  It is for Claire, and for all our children and grandchildren, that we 
in Congress continue to push the boundaries of science, invention, and 
technology, so that their lives, will be better and more productive in 
the years to come.
  My wife Bonnie and I join with Claire's other grandparents, Neville 
and Jennifer Monteith from Kitchener, ON in celebrating this young life 
and all the opportunities we have through science to make the future 
better for our legacy, those children and grandchildren like Claire 
Smith.

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