[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING CAPE MAY COUNTY AS A COAST GUARD COMMUNITY

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate being allowed to speak to the 
Members of the House.
  On May 8, 2015, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft 
proclaimed Cape May County a Coast Guard Community, an honor claimed by 
only 18 cities and only one other county in the entire Nation.
  The designation, which is confirmed by the United States Coast Guard 
and the United States Congress, is in recognition of a strong and 
special relationship between the people of Cape May County and the 
local Coast Guard personnel, making Coast Guard men and women and their 
families feel a sense of community in their home away from home. It is 
an invaluable contribution to morale and service excellence.
  South Jersey is honored to have Cape May and the Coast Guard as part 
of its community.
  Most of all, we should remember all that they went through during the 
recent shutdown. Our Coast Guard should never have to suffer through 
that set of circumstances ever again. That is why we have sponsored 
legislation to protect our Coast Guard in the future.

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