[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H8649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING THE REVEREND DAVID KASSOS

  (Mr. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I welcome my 
hometown pastor from the First United Methodist Church in Prescott, 
Arkansas to the United States House of Representatives, the Reverend 
David Kassos, and his wife, Donna.
  Each and every week I travel to our Nation's capital to represent the 
people of Arkansas's Fourth Congressional District and this great 
country. Each and every weekend I travel home to Prescott, a small town 
of about 3,600 people, and worship with my family at the Methodist 
church I have called home for much of my life.
  It is this church, where my father grew up and where my children are 
being raised, that keeps me grounded and instills in me the small town 
values I was raised on and still believe in. It is the lessons that I 
learn from this church that help guide me in the decisions I make in 
the United States Congress. My faith is profoundly important to me, and 
Reverend Kassos is not only my spiritual advisor, he is my friend and 
he is my fishing buddy. It is a tremendous honor to have him serve as 
our chaplain today in the United States House of Representatives.

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