[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E972]
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                       TRIBUTE TO BRITTANY SMITH

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 21, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Brittany Smith, an Abraham Lincoln High School of Des 
Moines, Iowa graduate and current student at Grand View University. 
Brittany Smith recently received the Most Valuable Player title from 
the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association for 2015-2016.
  Brittany was raised in a family of bowlers. Her mother is the general 
manager of Air Lanes Bowling Center in Des Moines. The time she spent 
growing up in those bowling centers influenced her love of the sport 
and developed her work ethic to always improve her game. As she told 
the Des Moines Register, ``I won't leave the bowling center until I get 
a problem fixed. I have a mindset that I can be better every single 
day.'' She practices hours each day but is also a full time student, 
majoring in criminal justice, dreaming of one day serving as a police 
officer. With that tenacity, Brittany Smith is a shining example of 
what a true champion is.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate Brittany Smith for this 
recognition. I am proud to represent her in the United States Congress. 
I ask that my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives 
join me in congratulating Brittany Smith and wishing her nothing but 
continued success.

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