[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 33 (Thursday, February 27, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE DEDICATION OF THE SAM JOHNSON HIGHWAY

  (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the naming of U.S. 
Highway 75 in north Texas as the Sam Johnson Highway, after my friend 
and our colleague, Representative Sam Johnson. This Monday, over 200 
gathered to attend the public sign unveiling ceremony in Collin County, 
Texas.
  This highway is a major artery in the north Texas area. The 
recognition it now provides is fitting, but can never repay Congressman 
Johnson for his sacrifice and service for our country, first in the 
U.S. Air Force during the Korean and Vietnam wars, including 7 years as 
a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
  After returning and being reunited with his family, he put years of 
hard work into being an entrepreneurial homebuilder in his community. 
He went on to serve in the State legislature and now serves as the U.S. 
Representative to Collin County, which he calls home.
  I am honored to work with him in this Congress and on the Ways and 
Means Committee. I would like to thank my friend from Texas, Sam 
Johnson, for his years of service to our communities and our Nation.

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