[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 36 (Monday, March 22, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S2857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING EMILY NEUMEIER AND CHRISTINE BANKS

 Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I would like to take a 
moment to congratulate two exceptional high school students from my 
home State of Florida. Just this March, Emily Neumeier of Tampa and 
Christine Banks of St. Petersburg were selected from a competitive pool 
of 800 participants as winners in a nationwide ``If I Were President 
Competition . . .'' These two young scholars were among 50 award-
winners who each received a $1,000 scholarship from the contest sponsor 
Freedom's Answer--a student-run, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization 
that increases civic participation among youth. I would like to commend 
the contest organizers, entry evaluators, participants and winners for 
involving youth in politics and contributing to the well-being of 
American democracy. Again, I would like to recognize Emily and 
Christine for a job well done and wish them all the best in the future. 
Maybe one of them will even be President one day.

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