[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1757]
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                   RECOGNITION OF KENTUCKY VOLUNTEERS

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2015

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize two constituents 
from my district, Thomas Sullivan and Daniel Disselkamp, who spent 
three weeks in northern Haiti building and upgrading powerlines to help 
communities receive affordable, safe, and reliable electricity. The 
power linemen from Nolin Electric Cooperative were the second group to 
volunteer their services on this project.
   The project is one to commercialize power from the Caracol 
Industrial Park generation station that is currently serving 8,000 
consumers in Caracol and surrounding communities with electricity 24 
hours a day. When the project is complete, a total of 10,000 consumers 
will have access to electricity. One of the major factors contributing 
to ending poverty and improving the quality of life for people around 
the world is access to affordable and reliable electricity.
   Only about 13 percent of Haitians currently have access to 
electricity, so the services provided by these linemen will have a 
positive impact on thousands of lives. Obtaining electricity access is 
an important step toward achieving improvements in healthcare, 
education, and economic opportunity.
   That is why today I would like to thank and recognize Thomas 
Sullivan and Daniel Disselkamp for their service.

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