[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E714]
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                        ANTHONY AND ANGELA HALL

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 23, 2018

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, there's an old saying, ``In the South 
there are no strangers, just friends we haven't met yet.'' In Texas, we 
call that southern hospitality. It's rare to find a Texan who isn't 
ready to lend a hand to those in need. Hurricane Harvey brought out the 
best in Texans, and the goodwill shown by Anthony and Angela Hall of 
Humble, Texas truly shines as bright as the lone star.
  The Halls, like many in their neighborhood, sustained damage to their 
home from Hurricane Harvey. But like most Texans, Anthony and Angela 
rushed to help their neighbors and volunteered at a local shelter. One 
day at the shelter, the couple met a woman and her children sitting off 
to the side. The storm had taken everything but the clothes off their 
backs.
  Heartbroken and determined to help, Angela told the family that she 
would feed them. Sure enough, she began to prepare meals for the family 
at home, which she then brought with her when she went to the shelter.
  As Angela continued her volunteer service, she recognized that many 
of her neighbors were also in need of assistance, and before long she 
was cooking meals for the neighborhood, delivering their sustenance 
door-to-door.
  Angela and Anthony, along with their four daughters, prepared as many 
as 300 plates a day for their neighbors still reeling from the effects 
of the hurricane, waking up before the sunrise every day and spending 
thousands of dollars of their own money to keep the neighborhood from 
going hungry.
  To this day, the Halls are still providing meals to anyone in need, 
and are even willing to travel to ensure that none of their neighbors 
go hungry.
  Mr. Speaker, Anthony and Angela Hall are angels in the kitchen and 
are redefining the depth of Texas hospitality. It is people such as the 
Halls that ensure that no disaster of any magnitude will ever keep the 
American nation down.
  And that is just the way it is.

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