[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRATULATING MR. MATTHEW ANTHONY OF CARBON COUNTY

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                           HON. DANIEL MEUSER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 2019

  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate and congratulate 
Mr. Matthew Anthony of Palmerton, Pennsylvania. Matthew proudly 
represented Carbon County at the North American Special Olympics in Las 
Vegas, Nevada, and was named the Special Olympics North American 
Unified Gold Medalist in bowling.
  Matthew competes with his father, Christopher, and they are the first 
Special Olympics unified team from Carbon County, as well as the first 
bowling team from our area to make it to the national competition.
  Matthew has been actively involved with the Special Olympics since 
the Carbon County delegation was established fourteen years ago and has 
competed in a variety of different sports in addition to bowling, 
including floor hockey, track and field and bocce. Matthew is a strong 
competitor and a positive voice for all members of the vibrant Special 
Olympics community and the constituents of Pennsylvania's Ninth 
Congressional District.
  In his free time, Matthew works at his family business in Palmerton, 
plays video games, and enjoys restoring his 1987 Oldsmobile Custom 
Cruiser Wood Panel Station Wagon. Madam Speaker, I ask that my 
colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives join me in 
congratulating Matthew for his many achievements and outstanding legacy 
of continued sportsmanship and wish him continued success in all his 
future endeavors.

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