[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING DAVID, JIMMY AND SUSAN SCOTTON

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                           HON. STEVE SCALISE

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 13, 2018

  Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the release of the 
short documentary film, I Lived On Parker Avenue, and recognize adoptee 
David Scotton and his family, and to celebrate their inspirational 
story highlighting adoption.
  I Lived on Parker Avenue follows the story of David Scotton, 
currently a law student at Louisiana State University, on his journey 
to meet his birth parents for the first time and thank them for the 
gift of his life. Through God's grace, David's birth mother walked out 
of an Indianapolis abortion facility at the last moment and lovingly 
placed David up for adoption, answering the prayers of Jimmy and Susan 
Scotton who adopted David at birth.
  To honor them for their work to better the lives of Louisiana 
children though adoption, David, Jimmy and Susan Scotton were awarded 
by the Louisiana Institute for Children in Families as a Louisiana 
Angel in Adoption. I ask that my colleagues join me today in 
celebrating their story and recognizing their contribution to promoting 
the blessing of adoption.

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