[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H39]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MICHAEL GALE

  (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Michael Gale, an 
exceptional student in my district in West Virginia, and one of my 
constituents.
  Michael was recently awarded one of 12 George Mitchell Scholarships 
for postgraduate studies at universities in Ireland and Northern 
Ireland. Michael is the first West Virginia resident ever to receive 
this prestigious award and will study at the National University of 
Ireland in Galway.
  The Mitchell Scholarship was established by an endowment from the 
Irish Government in 1998 and is administered by the U.S.-Ireland 
Alliance. The House has supported funding for the Mitchell Scholarship 
both in 2003 and 2004. The British Government also provides support for 
this program.
  I offer my congratulations to Michael Gale, an exceptional young West 
Virginian, and the other 11 winners of the Mitchell Scholarship and 
wish them all the best in their studies in Ireland.

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