[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H9631-H9632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           WELCOMING USS ``LITTLE ROCK'' TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize and 
welcome the newly constructed naval ship, the USS Little Rock, to my 
home city of Buffalo, New York, where it will be docked until its 
formal commissioning on December 16.
  For the first time in the history of the United States Navy, the 
commissioning of the new USS Little Rock will take place alongside the 
original USS Little Rock, which served during the Second World War and 
for the last 40 years has stood tall as an honored exhibit at the 
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.

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  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this moment to thank the brave men 
and women of the United States Navy and crew of the USS Little Rock, 
past and present, for their service.
  On behalf of Buffalo and western New York, it is an honor and a 
privilege to serve as the site from which the USS Little Rock will 
embark on its next mission.
  This new vessel will make a formidable addition to the United States 
Navy fleet, and its dedicated crew, tasked with protecting our Nation's 
coasts and waterways, will ensure the ship lives up to its motto: 
``Back with a Vengeance.''

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