[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 196 (Monday, December 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H9383-H9384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1930
                25TH ANNIVERSARY OF PENN STATE CREW TEAM

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, this month, Penn State celebrates its 25th 
anniversary. On behalf of the people of Pennsylvania's 12th 
Congressional District, I congratulate them on their rich history of 
success.
  The crew team at Penn State started with humble beginnings in the 
winter of 1994. While they had no equipment, the team possessed a 
passion for the sport and a will to do whatever was necessary to make 
the team successful.
  In an example we can all be proud of, Penn State crew's first 
Schoenbrod was borrowed from Bucknell University, another great 
institution of higher education in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional 
District.
  Later, through hard work at fundraising by selling concessions at 
football games, cleaning Beaver Stadium, and selling crew apparel, the 
team was finally able to purchase its own equipment in the fall of 
1995. From there, the program has never looked back.
  Penn State crew men's and women's teams have had a proud record of 
achievement that should make them very proud: sweeping podiums and 
inspiring a new generation of crew participants from experienced rowers 
to novices.
  Again, Madam Speaker, on behalf of the people of Pennsylvania's 12th 
Congressional District, I congratulate Penn State crew on celebrating 
their 25th anniversary.

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