[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





              LIBRARY OF CONGRESS VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Hurd) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, those who have answered the call to 
serve our country can be found all across the 23rd Congressional 
District of Texas. From Monahans to Alpine, Fort Davis to Eagle Pass, 
my team crisscrossed the 29 counties I represent and heard from 23 of 
our Nation's heroes whose stories will be preserved for generations to 
come through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project.
  From those who just finished serving in the military to veterans of 
the Vietnam war and Second World War, these men stood in the trenches 
overseas, flew aircraft over Nazi Germany, and put themselves in harm's 
way to protect our Nation from threats across the globe--from the Axis 
Powers to ISIS. They paved the way for today's servicemembers who keep 
us safe every single day.
  I thank the Library of Congress for preserving these stories so that 
we can learn about our past and teach future generations the value of 
selfless service.
  I thank all who have served, and God bless these United States of 
America.


         San Antonio Christian School Swimming Team State Title

  Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
outstanding achievement of the San Antonio Christian School swim teams 
for winning both the girls and boys Texas Association of Private and 
Parochial Schools Division 2 State Championships last week.
  This achievement is truly a testament to their dedicated work ethic 
and incredible talents. What a fantastic way to end an undefeated 
season. Hard work and practice paid off. Their parents, peers, and 
community are proud of them.
  Included in this group is a former intern of mine, a gifted athlete 
and rising star--Michael O'Brien of San Antonio, Texas. Well done, 
Michael.
  Enjoy these great moments. You will treasure them for the rest of 
your lives. Go Lions.


                             Running Start

  Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in 2019, there are more women serving 
in Congress than at any other point in American history. This is a 
tremendous achievement for our Nation and a trend I hope will continue, 
because while women are half the population, they still make up less 
than one-quarter of my congressional colleagues.
  I rise today to recognize an organization that is doing crucial work 
to bridge this gap. Since its inception in 2007, Running Start has 
trained over 10,000 young women to run for office. I am proud to be a 
congressional co-chair of Running Start because our elected leaders 
must better reflect the makeup of our country.
  With all the problems we face as a nation, the only way we are going 
to solve them is by working together, and that will require including 
more women in the conversation. Running Start is training the next 
generation of women leaders who do just that.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting the incredible young 
women in Running Start's network and encourage the young women in their 
lives and our lives to never let anyone ever tell them they are not 
capable of running for office.

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