[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING LAVERNE JONES-FERRETTE

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, tonight the Virgin Islands will 
welcome one of our stars, Laverne Jones-Ferrette, home to St. Croix. I 
regret that I will not be there to join them, so I rise proudly to 
offer my congratulations on behalf of this Congress and Virgin 
Islanders everywhere to Laverne, the current world leader in the 60-
meter sprint with a time of 6.97 seconds, the first woman to run that 
distance in under 7 seconds in over a decade, and the silver medal 
winner at the International Association of Athletics Federations World 
Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar.
  The Virgin Islands, with a population of roughly 120,000, has 
produced legends in every field, and these outstanding men and women 
have made contributions that have brought worldwide recognition to 
them, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and our Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting again Laverne 
Jones-Ferrette and her teammates, and wishing them Godspeed as they 
continue to shine.

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