[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 69 (Thursday, May 8, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H3949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN BUFFALO

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate three highly 
impressive students from City Honors High School in Buffalo, New York. 
Seamus Degan, Rex Herzberg, and Hakeem Salem made western New York 
proud by being selected to participate in the Congressional Science 
Student Forum, which was hosted yesterday on Capitol Hill.
  In recent months, these students have worked hand-in-hand with local 
researchers at esteemed medical institutions in western New York, 
including Roswell Park Cancer Institute, to research cutting-edge 
medical issues, form hypotheses, and conduct hands-on experiments.
  Mr. Speaker, when students start learning and experimenting with 
science, technology, engineering, and math as young adults, they are 
creating a lifelong commitment to learning and dedication to making a 
difference in the future. It is why it is so critical that Congress 
provide adequate funding to STEM education programs in our schools 
nationwide.
  I commend these students for their achievement and look forward to 
hearing more from these promising innovators in the years to come.

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