[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   BROOKS CORLEY ATTAINS A BLACK BELT

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak of the 
extraordinary accomplishment recently of one of my constituents, Albert 
Brooks Corley.
  Brooks has been in my karate class affiliated with the Shreveport 
Karate Club back in my hometown of Minden, Louisiana, since he was just 
a little guy. Today, he has grown into a tall, strong young man. After 
years of hard work, he was recently awarded a first-degree black belt 
in karate by Sensei Mikami, a karate champion and eighth-degree black 
belt. Having worked for years to obtain my black belt in Japanese 
karate, I know the hard work and persistence it takes to obtain this 
level of martial arts expertise.
  Apart from developing into a tough, aggressive and coordinated 
martial artist, Brooks is a fine young man who is now completing his 
education in order to be gainfully employed.
  Brooks is truly a model by which young people should aspire to 
achieve the potential that each may obtain. Therefore, I heartily 
commend him in his recent achievement and the many achievements ahead. 
Furthermore, I commend his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Corley, for raising 
such a fine man.

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