[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 168 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1630]
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                         TRIBUTE TO DEB WEILAGE

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 16, 2015

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Deb Weilage of Council Bluffs, Iowa, for being named a 
Parent Educator of the Year. She was honored recently at the Parents as 
Teachers Conference in Dallas, Texas.
  Deb, along with four other parent educators from around the country, 
accepted the award before 1,300 conference participants. Each of them 
there were representing early childhood, child care, health, mental 
health, social services, and government agencies from across the nation 
and around the world. The Parent Educator of the Year award is intended 
to honor those individuals and affiliate programs whose practices 
exemplify the mission of Parents as Teachers.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent leaders like Deb in the 
United States Congress, and it is with great pride that I recognize and 
applaud her for utilizing her talents to better the state of Iowa. I 
invite my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in congratulating her on receiving this esteemed designation, 
and wishing her the best of luck in all her future endeavors.

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