[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               JOE'S BARBEQUE OF ALVIN, TEXAS, IS A GIFT

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, Alvin, Texas, is known nationally for two 
things: 42 inches of rain in 24 hours, our gift from Tropical Storm 
Claudette; and baseball strikeout king Nolan Ryan, our gift from the 
gods of baseball.
  But those gifts are in our past. Our now greatest gift has been going 
strong since 1976: Joe's Barbeque.
  Owner Joe Saladino is a walking, Texan-talking American dream.
  Joe opened with four tables, one barbecue pit, and three employees. 
He served eight potatoes per day; four at lunch and four at dinner.
  I was at Joe's a few weeks ago, and man, oh, man, has that world 
changed. 1,200 Texans eat at Joe's every single day. They enjoy 100 
pounds of sausage, 80 briskets, and endless potatoes.

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