[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 102 (Tuesday, July 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1221]
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                     HONORING DANIEL WAYNE WILLIAMS

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 10, 2012

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Daniel Wayne 
Williams, a newly-naturalized American citizen and newly-adopted son of 
Brock and Ashley Williams. After three years of waiting, Brock and 
Ashley are bringing Daniel home with them from Russia. I am proud to 
offer them my deepest congratulations.
  As a member of the House Adoption Caucus, these are the kinds of 
stories I love to share about the close-knit, loving American families 
who welcome adopted children into their homes in Southern Missouri from 
all over the nation and all over the world. I am reminded that it is 
our duty in this House of Representatives to promote their dreams of 
parenthood as well as the dreams of children to be adopted by parents 
who will make a warm and loving home for them.
  Brock and Ashley have taken this journey together to find their son. 
Daniel has received a tremendous gift from them, and he is providing an 
even greater gift to them. Many have been able to follow their story 
through their blog, the Gorby Project--a step-by-step account of the 
adoption process which began in 2010. It serves as a reminder that 
adoption is rarely a short or easy process and that we have a duty to 
be supportive of these aspiring parents as well as the children who 
bring them such joy.
  Thank you to the Williams family for sharing their experience with 
us, for promoting adoption, for persevering to bring their family 
together, and for demonstrating the great love that binds parents to 
their children--even when those children come to them from far away 
over the course of many years.

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