[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 71 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE 45TH ANNUAL YMCA YOUTH GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2006

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Melancon and I rise today to honor the 
45th Annual YMCA Youth Governor's Conference that begins in Washington, 
DC this weekend. We are pleased to have the distinct honor of being the 
Congressional sponsors for the Youth Governor's breakfast with our 
fellow colleagues in the House.
  The YMCA Youth Governor's Conference brings together some of the most 
outstanding youth leaders in America. YMCA Youth and Government is a 
nation-wide program that allows thousands of teenagers to simulate 
state and national government.
  Mr. Speaker, we would like to personally recognize each of this 
year's YMCA Youth Governors for their dedication and service to 
America's youth.
  Michael Dan Admire of Texas, Julia Catherine Love of Louisiana, Neil 
Karamchandani of South Carolina, Brian Daniel Tinsman of Delaware, 
Robert Charles Adler of Minnesota, Charles Edward Strickland of 
Alabama, Michael Elliot Hughes of Arizona, Ian David Bruce of 
California, Matthew Paul Cavedon of Connecticut, Rebekah Lydia Hammond 
of Florida, Jerald Jake Landress of Georgia, Jordyn Suet Ha Toba of 
Hawaii, Thomas Naaliiolani Toyozaki, Jr. also of Hawaii, Capri H. 
Savage of Idaho, David Williams Simnick of Illinois, Martin Iran 
Turman, Jr. of Indiana, Preston Scott Bates of Kentucky, Seth D. Dixon 
also of Kentucky, Benjamin David Goodman of Maine, Jonathan M. 
Brookstone of Maryland, Zachary Ryan Davis of Massachusetts, Lauren 
Brenda Gabriell Hollier of Michigan, Marvin Anthony Liddell also of 
Michigan, Christine C. DiLisio of Missouri, Vernon Telford Smith IV of 
Montana, Victoria Elizabeth Gilbert of the Model United Nations 
program, Eoghan Emmet Kelley of New Hampshire, Danielle C. Desaulniers 
of New Jersey, Juan Carlo Sanchez of New Mexico, Michael J. Couzens of 
New York, Edgar Turner Vaughn of North Carolina, Kenneth Robert Hines 
of Oklahoma, Jerrod Engelberg of Oregon, Emily Claire Pramik of 
Pennsylvania, Allison M. Dove of Tennessee, Joshua Ray Lambert of 
Virginia, Morrie S. Low of Washington, Rochelle Mincey-Thompson of the 
District of Columbia, Max Joseph Balhorn of Wisconsin.
  We wish all of the 2006 YMCA Youth Governors a very successful 
conference here in Washington, and we encourage them to continue their 
sincere devotion to leadership and public' service in this and their 
future endeavors.

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