[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   WELCOMING THE HONORABLE SUSAN WILD TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Michael F. Doyle) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, as dean of the 
Pennsylvania congressional delegation, it is my great pleasure to 
welcome our newest colleague.
  A longtime resident of Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, Susan Wild has a 
distinguished legal career in private practice as well as in public 
service as Allentown's city solicitor. She also has an impressive 
record of community involvement and leadership, serving on boards of a 
number of local nonprofit organizations.
  I am happy to welcome Representative Wild to this body, and I look 
forward to working with her and our colleagues in the Pennsylvania 
delegation to serve the Commonwealth and this great Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Thompson), the senior Republican member of the Pennsylvania delegation.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. On behalf of the entire Pennsylvania 
delegation, Susan, we are just pleased to welcome you to the 115th 
Congress. Congratulations.
  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield to our 
newest colleague in the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Susan 
Wild.
  Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, Representatives of the 115th Congress, I am 
profoundly humbled and honored that the people of my district have 
entrusted me with the duty of representing them.
  The work of conducting the people's business in this Chamber has 
endured through unfinished struggles for equality and justice, through 
conflicts abroad and crises at home.
  I look forward to taking part in that work through the remainder of 
this session and into the next Congress, when a historically diverse 
freshman class, including more women than ever before in our Nation's 
history, will take their oaths. Our first responsibility must be to the 
most vulnerable and least fortunate among us, and our voices should 
amplify theirs.
  My parents both lived lives of service. My father, a conservative 
Republican, spent his entire career in the Air Force and was driven by 
a sense of duty. My mother, a progressive Democrat, believed at her 
core that we are defined by what we do for others. They have both 
passed away now, but my standing here is a testament to them.
  We in Congress have a responsibility and opportunity to improve the 
everyday lives of the people of our districts. On behalf of my 
community, your communities, and generations to come, I know that we 
can and must rise to the occasion and deliver shared and lasting 
progress.

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