[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E668]
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   A CELEBRATION OF YOUTH IN HONOR OF CHAUNCY FLOYD 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 on this occasion to honor 
the life and birth of our tenth grandchild, Chauncy Smith. Born on 
March 20, 2001, to Brad and Diane Smith, Chauncy is a source of great 
joy to both me and my wife Bonnie, in part because he was named after 
my brother who was killed 44 years earlier when his jet fighter went 
down. We celebrate with Chauncy's other grandparents, Neville and 
Jennifer Monteith from Kitchener, ON.
  It is for this young life, and many others just like it, for which we 
make decisions in Congress each day. In 2001, the year of Chauncy's 
birth, we passed one of the largest tax cut packages in history 
bringing historic levels of tax relief to working families in America. 
I'd like to think that we did that to help assume a strong economic 
future.
  In that same year the events of September 11' forever changed the 
diplomatic landscape in ways still unknown to us. Today, we face great 
challenges as we seek a world without terror in an effort to avoid the 
fear we knew during the Cold War.
  As we consider the first pieces of legislation of this Congress, let 
us also consider the children and grandchildren who will bear the 
burden of our debt and the fears of our miscalculations. We must 
consider each bill with all the wisdom possible so that future 
generations do not bear our burdens and fear our fears, but, instead, 
live their dreams.
  As Abraham Lincoln said on December 3, 1861, ``The struggle of today, 
is not altogether for today--it is for a vast future also. With a 
reliance on Providence, all the more firm and earnest, let us proceed 
in the great task which events have devolved upon us.''
  In this time of constant change may we remember and take hope in the 
great potential of our children and grandchildren and remember that our 
struggle today is for their vast future also.

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