[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H7]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           FASTEST GROWING CITY IN AMERICA, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, my hometown of Sugar Land, Texas, keeps 
setting records and leaving all the others in the dust. Today, we found 
out we are the fourth fastest growing city in America, growing 49.3 
percent over the last decade.
  That growth would not have happened without Philip Savko. Philip ran 
Sugar Land Regional Airport for nearly 21 years. Under his leadership, 
his two decades of leadership, our airport went from flying Cessna 
152's and crop dusters to being the go-to airport in the Houston region 
for Fortune 500 corporate jets. One hundred of these jets use our 
airport on a regular basis.
  Philip delivered these birds by arranging to have on-call U.S. 
Customs service at our airport. Philip brought 692 jobs to Sugar Land, 
with the impact of $93 million.
  Philip took his last flight from our airport. He flew up to heaven 
over the holidays. We imagine Philip, on approach, God in the control 
tower, saying: ``Philip, you are on course, on glide slope. You are 
cleared to land. Welcome home, dear man.''
  Rest in peace, Philip, with our many, many thanks.

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