[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 17 (Monday, January 28, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               KANSAS DAY

  (Mr. WATKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is Kansas Day. As Kansas 
celebrates her 158th birthday, I would like to take a minute to 
celebrate her.
  Our State motto is ``Ad Astra per Aspera,'' through hardships to the 
stars. This motto captures our State and the spirit of our people.
  We have had frontiersmen, space explorers, and leaders in agriculture 
and digital technology.
  We have won sports championships and Academy Awards.
  Leaders like Eisenhower, Dole, Roberts, and Pompeo have helped make 
the world a better place.
  From our history of Bleeding Kansas to Brown v. Board of Education, 
we are never afraid to fight for what is right.
  For 158 years, Kansas, you look great.

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