[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 37 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING EMMANUEL AVILES

  (Mr. KENNEDY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of a very special guest of 
mine today, Emmanuel Aviles from Taunton, Massachusetts, who is 
visiting Washington with his family.
  At just 10 years old, Emmanuel was selected as the grand-prize winner 
in Scholastic's national Picture a President art contest. His charcoal 
sketch of Abraham Lincoln earned him that distinguished honor, as well 
as a 50-book library for his classroom at Parker Middle School and a 
trip to Washington, D.C.
  Emmanuel's teacher back home calls him, ``a great role model,'' who 
is ``eager to learn and help other kids.'' He practices art drawing 
every day and hopes to some day pursue a career in art.
  Today, Emmanuel is joined in the Capitol by his father, Emmanuel, 
Sr., his mother, Karen, and his brother, Diego.
  I would like to welcome them to Washington and congratulate Emmanuel 
on making his school, his city, and his State incredibly proud.
  Congratulations, Emmanuel.

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