[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1173]
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                     RECOGNITION OF CONNOR ELLISON

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                         HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 23, 2010

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize and honor Connor Ellison.
  This past Saturday, June 19, 2010, Connor's Hope-Team Donate Life 
successfully completed a 3,005 mile-long bike ride across the United 
States in 6 days, 20 hours, and 39 minutes in the Race Across America. 
The team started their journey in Oceanside, California and completed 
the crossing in Annapolis, Maryland. Team Donate Life is a non-profit 
organization dedicated to promoting organ donation and transplantation.
  Connor Ellison, a 12-year-old Folsom, California resident, became the 
youngest rider to ever compete and finish the Race Across America--the 
world's toughest bicycle race. Connor is an inspiration to all of us, 
as he accomplished this great feat while battling a serious liver 
disease called Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
achievements of Connor Ellison and Connor's Hope-Team Donate Life.

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