[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 211 (Friday, January 3, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATIONS TO COREY STANDLEY FOR RECEIVING THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S 
                     CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 3, 2020

  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Corey Standley 
of Seven Lakes High School in Katy, TX and the University of Oklahoma 
for earning the Department of State's Critical Language Scholarship 
last year.
  Corey is one of only 550 students who received scholarships. Through 
the scholarship, he traveled to Dushanbe, Tajikistan over the summer 
where he was immersed in the culture and the Persian language.
  The Critical Language Scholarship is a merit-based award that gives 
American students the opportunity to study one of the fifteen critical 
languages to our nation's world engagement abroad. It aims to help 
students increase their fluency in the language they are studying and 
learn more about the culture surrounding it.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, I 
congratulate Corey on his outstanding achievement. His commitment to 
learning and diligence in his studies earned him this honor. Corey has 
made Katy and TX-22 very proud.

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