[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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          RECOGNIZING THE WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate some exceptional young 
people from my district, the cheerleaders from West Orange High School, 
known as the Mountaineers.
  They have one dream this year. They wanted to compete in the National 
Cheerleading Championships. They knew it wouldn't be easy. It would 
require hours of practice. They would have to work and make every 
routine perfect, and they would have to defy expectations.
  They went to the regional qualifier in Pennsylvania with one goal, 
and when the routines were done and the points were counted, they 
earned a trip to the national championships.
  In February they are off to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando to 
battle with the best high school cheerleading squads in the country.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope they bring home that trophy to West Orange. But 
whether they do or not, they will always be champions to me and all of 
us in the 10th District of New Jersey.

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