[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 13, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 JOSHUA BEDELL TO COMPETE IN THE INTERNATIONAL WORLDSKILLS COMPETITION 
                             IN CNC MILLING

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                          HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 13, 2013

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
outstanding achievement of Mr. Joshua Bedell. Through perseverance and 
commitment to his skill, Bedell will represent the United States at the 
International WorldSkills Competition in CNC Milling in Leipzig, 
Germany.
   Bedell was recently awarded the silver medal in CNC Milling in 
November at the WorldSkills America's competition in Brazil. At this 
event, The United States competed against 23 other countries in 
preparation for the WorldSkills Competition.
   In June of 2011, Bedell won the college/postsecondary gold medal in 
CNC Milling at the SkillsUSA Championships.
   The program, SkillsUSA, strives to impose and teach leadership, 
citizenship and character development during technical training. The 
organization highlights their respect for work, ethics, workmanship, 
scholarship, and safety.
   To compete at the international CNC Milling competition, every 
candidate must complete a project that contains a minimum of three 
modules. Each module requires the competitor to develop a CNC program 
from a complex drawing using MasterCam, to set up a machining center 
that will assemble the final part.
   During the WorldSkills CNC Milling contest, Bedell, along with other 
competitors, must create the CNC program based on drawings while 
utilizing a CAM system. Competitors, themselves, must select and mount 
tools for competition.
   Every two years, hundreds of young people from 53 member countries, 
or regions, compete in the prestigious WorldSkills Competition. The 
contestants are then judged in front of the public in contests that are 
run and judged by industries that use international standards. 
Competing in the event truly symbolizes excellence in the craft.
   The WorldSkills International has come to symbolize pure expertise 
in vocational training.
   Joshua Bedell is one of only 20 members of the World team, all who 
must be under the age of 23, who will represent the United States of 
America at the World Skills competition.
   As Bedell prepares to compete at the CNC Milling competition, I 
offer him my best wishes as he represents our proud nation and proves 
the dedication to his craft in Leipzig, Germany at the biennial 
WorldSkills Competition.

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