[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E429]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE FALLBROOK UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SERVING OUR 
                           MILITARY FAMILIES

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                            HON. MIKE LEVIN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2019

  Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
students and faculty of Fallbrook Union Elementary School District.
  Last month, my staff met with administrators from Fallbrook Union who 
brought dozens of letters and drawings from the students of Mary Fay 
Pendleton Elementary School. The students shared what they liked most 
about their school. Ashton said ``I love PE, when we play tug-of-war'' 
while Alina said she loves Mary Fay ``because we have a great librarian 
and a big library.'' Taelin said that ``at this school I like to help 
people that do not have a friend and help people in need.''
  Mary Fay serves military-connected students living on Camp Pendleton 
Marine Corps Base. These students have parents who are serving their 
country on base or deployed abroad. Mary Fay creates a safe learning 
environment for its students and encourages them to dream and succeed.
  These students are benefiting from a top-notch public education at an 
Impact Aid school. School districts across the country cross into land 
owned by the Federal Government, including military bases. These 
schools must operate with less local revenue because federal lands are 
exempt from local property taxes. It is our responsibility to ensure 
that schools like Mary Fay have the necessary resources to succeed by 
including sufficient funding for Impact Aid schools in the FY2020 
budget. I was proud to join my colleagues in calling for the 
Appropriations Committee to support strong and continued funding for 
the Impact Aid Program.
  I am honored to represent Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School and I 
thank them for serving our military community. I especially want to 
thank the teachers of the entire Fallbrook Union Elementary School 
District for their heroic work and for encouraging their students to 
engage in the democratic process at a young age.

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