[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 159 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1323]
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                          2017 MERIT SCHOLARS

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                             HON. TOM EMMER

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 4, 2017

  Mr. EMMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize seven students from 
my district who have received 2017 National Merit Scholarships.
  The criteria that must be met to receive one of these scholarships is 
quite difficult. In fact, of the 15,000 finalists selected, only half 
will actually receive scholarships.
  The recipients of this prestigious scholarship are Connor Schmidt of 
Ham Lake, Benjamin Caswell of Shoreview, Raffi Toghramadijan of Blaine, 
Rachel Cho of Blaine, Piper Christenson of Spring Lake Park, Catherine 
Lewis of Blaine, and Kenneth Truong of Coon Rapids.
  Each one of these students has big plans for their future, which 
include careers in medicine, science, and engineering--all fields that 
are critically important to the success of our nation.
  I congratulate each of these students on receiving this scholarship, 
and I look forward to watching them achieve great success in their 
respective careers.
  Good work and good luck.

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