[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 35 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           AIR CAPITAL AMBUCS

  (Mr. POMPEO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to commend the Air Capital 
Chapter of AMBUCS.
  AMBUCS provides mobility and transportation for people with 
disabilities. They provide therapeutic tricycles and bicycles to 
children and veterans with disabilities, and they give along with that 
the sense of freedom and hope that comes with being able to be 
transported.
  Last year, my local chapter--appropriately named the Air Capital 
Chapter of AMBUCS--provided Marine Sergeant Jonathan Blank of Augusta 
with an AmTryke bike. It allowed him to regain some of his mobility. 
Sergeant Blank, having lost both legs in an explosion last year in 
Afghanistan, has been in physical therapy to learn to use his 
prosthetic legs. The AMBUCS-provided bike has allowed him to get 
exercise and stay healthy--strengthening his body and helping him walk 
with prosthetics sooner.
  Air Capital AMBUCS has now provided over 30 specialty bikes since 
they were first chartered just 1\1/2\ years ago and are now one of the 
top five organizations all across the country--quite an impressive 
accomplishment. I would like to thank the Air Capital AMBUCS all-
volunteer staff for the amazing work they do and their dedication to 
this very noble cause.

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