[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 188 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    GIVE SOMETHING BACK THIS SEASON

  (Mr. BARROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW. Madam Speaker, I rise to encourage my colleagues to give 
a little something back this season to those who give so much.
  Every year we accumulate thousands of frequent flyer miles as we 
travel between our districts and Washington, DC. For the past several 
years, I've donated my frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House's Hero 
Miles Program, which provides free airline tickets to American soldiers 
and their families, and to the Children's Miracle Network, a nonprofit 
organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children.
  Most of my frequent flyer miles this year came from congressional 
travel, and I don't think it's right to use them for myself. What I do 
know is that there is no better way for us to use our frequent flyer 
miles than to help troops and their families see each other, or to help 
sick kids get well.
  I encourage each of my colleagues to join me and donate the frequent 
flyer miles you receive for government-funded congressional travel to 
programs like the Fisher House and the Children's Miracle Network, and 
to do it this holiday season.

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