[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 KATY HIGH SCHOOL DEBATER MAKES HISTORY

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 5, 2019

  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Chandler Scott of 
Katy, TX for advancing to the University Interscholastic League (UIL) 
Congressional Debate.
  Chandler is the first UIL Congressional Debate qualifier in the 
history of Katy High School. In the competition, Chandler will play the 
role of a mock legislator. Students work hard to prepare their bills 
and resolutions, which they then debate with their competitors as they 
work toward passing laws. Although he has already made history, 
Chandler says that there is no added pressure on his performance. 
Instead, he is proud to represent his school at the competition. 
Chandler, whose mother is a 1984 refugee from Afghanistan, says her 
work ethic and perseverance helped shape him into the person he is 
today.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Chandler Scott of Katy, TX. We are proud of 
this accomplishment and wish him well at the contest.

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