[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 149 (Saturday, August 22, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4253-H4254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE BLUFFS RESTAURANT

  (Ms. FOXX of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, 10 years ago, the Bluffs 
Restaurant, a wonderfully historic establishment on the Blue Ridge 
Parkway in the Fifth District, closed its doors. Today it is reopening 
thanks to over 500 donors who contributed more than $1 million for 
repairs.
  In 1949 the Bluffs was the first restaurant to open on the Blue Ridge 
Parkway, and it served customers for more than 61 years. Generations of 
families have passed through its doors, and they have returned time and 
again. For them it is not just about the food, it is also about the 
countless memories that have been made there.
  My plan was to attend the reopening event today. Unfortunately, I 
could

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not. But I still want to thank owners Shana Whitehead and Bill Heath 
for reopening and wish them the best in this endeavor.

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