[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1002-H1003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING CHASE TOWNSEND

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I love to listen to music, modern country 
like Kenny Chesney, classic country like Johnny Cash, `90s grunge like 
Pearl Jam, and `80s rock like The Who with Pete Townshend doing 
windmills.
  But there is another Townsend that does more than Pete to keep music 
alive. This past Saturday, I dropped by to meet Chase Townsend and to 
thank him for creating jobs. He runs The Music Factory in Pearland, 
Texas.
  That small business was started 50 years ago by his dad, Steve. I was 
overwhelmed by the guitars, ukuleles, cellos, keyboards, and drums.
  I asked him: Why do you do this? What keeps you going?

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  He said: It is a Harry Potter and the wand moment. There is that 
divine light coming down from somewhere. There is music out of nowhere.
  Rock on, Chase. Rock on.

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