[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               DISTRICT TRAVEL DURING AUGUST WEEK PERIOD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Alabama (Mrs. Roby) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share an update with the 
people I represent in Alabama on my travels during the August district 
work period.
  Each year, all of the Members of Congress take the month of August to 
spend time on the ground in their respective districts, meeting with 
constituents and local leaders, businesses, industries, and, 
ultimately, listening to the concerns of the people at home.
  Having this opportunity to hear firsthand from the people who live 
and work in Alabama's Second District is very important, and I believe 
it enables me to be a better representative of our shared priorities 
while I am here in Washington.
  It was a busy month. I was fortunate to spend time in Montgomery, 
Ozark, Hartford, Geneva, Millbrook, Troy, Dothan, Fort Rucker, and Hope 
Hull.
  During my time in Montgomery, I met with Elmore County Commissioner 
Troy Stubbs, Alabama Farm Service Agency director David McCurdy, 
leadership from Deatsville's Ingram State Community College, members of 
the Alabama Association of School Boards, folks from the Alabama Law 
Enforcement Agency's Fusion Center, and more.
  Also in Montgomery, I visited the Gift of Life Foundation's office, 
toured the MOOseum at the Alabama Cattlemen's Association, spoke to the 
American Society of Civil Engineers at their lunch meeting, stopped by 
Sabel Steel for a visit, addressed the Squadron Officer School at 
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, toured Common Ground Ministries' Mercy 
House facility, and more.
  In Ozark, I paid a visit to Wayne Farms to tour their recently opened 
feed mill.
  In Hartford, I participated in a meeting about rural broadband 
development efforts with Wiregrass Electric Cooperative.
  In Geneva, I had the opportunity to tour the impressive, newly 
completed career tech center called G-Tech.
  In Millbrook, I was privileged to speak to the Millbrook-Coosada 
Kiwanis Club during their weekly lunch meeting.
  In Troy, I visited with Troy Cable to learn more about their upcoming 
projects and some of the issues they have recently been facing.
  In Dothan, I spoke to the Wiregrass chapter of the Association of 
General Contractors. We had a great discussion about a wide variety of 
topics, including efforts right here in Congress to revitalize our 
Nation's badly aging infrastructure.
  I also visited Dothan Behavioral Medicine Clinic, where I received a 
briefing about Clinicom technology that is being used to diagnose 
mental illness. Mental health is an acute problem in this country, and 
I was pleased to learn more about their work.
  I stopped by Fort Rucker to tour the aeromedical research laboratory. 
I talked with many employees there about the importance of Army 
Aviation to our national security and the innovation happening on-post 
right in the Second District.
  I visited the Army Aviation support facility in Hope Hull for a 
briefing and an overview on their facility as well. While I was there, 
I enjoyed talking with General Gordon and Colonel Bass and many others.
  Mr. Speaker, these are just some of the many productive, informative 
meetings I had during this August district work period. Now that the 
month is behind us, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all 
the individuals, businesses, local officials, and others who hosted me 
and visited with me over the last several weeks.
  It is always a true joy to be back at home visiting the various 
communities across Alabama's Second District, and I look forward to 
more opportunities to learn from the people I represent.

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