[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 117 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                RECOGNIZING DANISH KHAN AND STEPHEN LOWE

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Danish Khan and 
Stephen Lowe from Blue Valley Southwest High School, who became the 
first Kansas team to win the National Speech and Debate Association's 
national tournament.
  Their tireless work over the past year paved the way for them to win 
this 5-day tournament, which is the largest academic competition in the 
world. Danish and Stephen debated government funding and regulation of 
education, a few topics that we continue to debate here in Congress.
  In high school, I, too, was on the debate team and went to State. 
Although I never won a tournament quite this size, I still use what I 
learned there today while debating important issues before Congress.
  Danish and Stephen's amazing accomplishment speaks volumes about 
their talents, as well as our amazing schools in the Third District of 
Kansas and the teachers they have, including their debate coach, Jared 
Zuckerman.
  Mr. Speaker, these students are our future leaders, and we can expect 
great things. Good luck to Danish and Stephen as they continue their 
debate careers in college. I look forward to seeing what other amazing 
accomplishments Third District students of Kansas will make as well.

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