[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING HAMILTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA

  Mr. JOHANNS. Mr. President, I wish to offer my congratulations to 
Hamilton County, NE, as Progressive Farmer named them the top county in 
our country to raise a family. As I am sure the senior Senator from 
Nebraska would agree, this is a community worthy of the honor. With the 
great beauty, work ethic, and commitment to family and neighbors, truly 
Hamilton County and all of Nebraska offers visitors and residents a 
uniquely fulfilling quality of life.
  I know the senior Senator from Nebraska has also been to Hamilton 
County numerous times. Would the senior Senator like to offer his 
thoughts on the honor this Nebraska county has received?
  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I thank the junior Senator 
from Nebraska. I, too, offer my praises to Hamilton County, NE, and to 
express how truly fitting this honor from the Progressive Farmer is. 
Hamilton County has always been a place imbued with the strong values 
of our great State of Nebraska values of the family, a strong work 
ethic, and the beauty that the State is known for. Aptly named for our 
Nation's first Treasury Secretary--Alexander Hamilton--this county 
holds many of Nebraska's treasures. From Phillips to Hampton, Aurora to 
Marquette, Giltner to Hordville, and even little Stockham, this county 
embodies what Nebraska is all about.

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