[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E89]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING FRANK AND BELINDA VANDERSLOOT

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2020

  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Frank and Belinda VanderSloot for receiving the 2020 
Alturas Institute John and Abigail Adams Award in recognition of their 
commitment to service and equal protection under the law.
  Frank and Belinda VanderSloot have dedicated their time, talents and 
treasures to the betterment of our world.
  When disaster strikes and the world wonders what can be done, the 
VanderSloots act. Donated trucks, planes, and cargo ships stocked with 
lifesaving supplies act as an answer to prayers for those whose lives 
have been turned upside down by natural disaster.
  Thanks to their incredible partnership with the American Red Cross 
and the Salvation Army countless lives have been blessed and lives have 
literally been saved.
  The list of their philanthropy is lengthy, from sponsoring an 
orphanage in Ecuador or the renovation and donation of a school in 
Idaho Falls. Family farms have been saved, business have flourished, 
and scholarships granted all because the VanderSloots choose to act.
  Most recently Frank and Belinda have added to their legacy assisting 
hundreds of people who find themselves in the jaws of overly aggressive 
medical debt collectors. In establishing a one-million-dollar defense 
fund, they have given a voice to the voiceless.
  Madam Speaker, Frank and Belinda VanderSloot give because of the 
goodness of their hearts, not for applause or accolades; which is why I 
stand today to congratulate them on receiving the 2020 Alturas 
Institute John and Abigail Adams Award and to thank them for `enhancing 
lives and doing good where good is needed'.

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