[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  COURT REPORTING AND CAPTIONING WEEK

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the hundreds of court 
reporters and captioners in the Granite State and around the country as 
we prepare to celebrate National Court Reporting and Captioning Week 
next week.
  Since the beginning of our Nation's history, beginning with the 
scribes during the Continental Congress and the drafting of our 
Declaration of Independence and Constitution, the act of transcribing 
events and important documents has always been a pillar of our 
democracy.
  In fact, after their high school graduations, my own parents met at 
court reporting school and later went on to start their own court 
reporting business. Fifty years later, my mother still is in the 
business.
  Court reporters are ever present right now in this very Chamber, in 
committee hearings, in capturing the spoken word and debate between 
Members of Congress, including Michele York, formerly of Candia, New 
Hampshire.
  The court reporting and captioning industry continues to grow, 
estimating 5,000 new jobs over the next several years. To the hundreds 
of court reporters and captioners in New Hampshire and around the 
country, thank you for all you do. And to the future reporters and 
captioners, thank you for continuing a legacy so paramount to our 
democracy and our country.

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