[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 92 (Friday, May 15, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E457-E458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE EXEMPLARY SERVICE OF CRYSTAL RIDGE DISTILLERY

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                          HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2020

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the exemplary 
service of Crystal Ridge Distillery. Family owned and operated in Hot 
Springs, Arkansas, Crystal Ridge Distillery was on the front lines of 
battling the threat of COVID-19 on a state-wide stage.
  Started in 2018, Crystal Ridge Distillery was created by Danny 
Bradley, a native of the Hot Springs area with a passion for local 
history, job creation, and revitalization of the Downtown Hot Springs 
area. Originally intended to become a family venue restaurant and 
distillery, Mr. Bradley and his family quickly saw the need for action 
in facing the public health crisis that resulted from COVID-19.
  Halting the production of its locally sourced southern moonshine, the 
Bradley family and Crystal Ridge team shifted their production and 
their fermentation tanks to produce hand sanitizer. Within days, 
Crystal Ridge hand sanitizer was on the shelves of Arkansas stores, 
ameliorating the shortage in the State of Arkansas and protecting its 
people from the spread of the virus.
  The quick action of Crystal Ridge Distillery not only actively 
combatted a public health crisis, but it also served to highlight the 
power of a few good people who have the desire and conviction to serve 
their fellow man. Their family and their business are to be commended 
for their heroic efforts not just here in Arkansas, but all across 
America.

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