[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1095-H1096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, today is International Women's Day, and I 
rise to celebrate three special women who are in my life.
  My mother, Joyce Burchett, was the youngest of seven. One of her 
brothers was actually killed by the Nazis shortly after D-day in the 
Second World War.
  She flew planes in World War II to help with the war effort. That is 
my wonderful mama right there. She was doing that when my dad was off 
fighting the Japanese during the Second World War.
  She was the youngest of seven, as I stated, and she didn't even have 
electricity until she was a senior in high school.
  This is my wife, Kelly, and my daughter, Isabel. Kelly was a single 
mom when I met her. Being a mom is already a really tough job, and 
doing it alone is even tougher. I am blessed to raise Isabel along with 
Kelly and to be a father to her. She has been one of the greatest joys 
in my life. They both have been.
  My mother was and Kelly and Isabel are strong and determined women. 
They influence and inspire me every day, and I am grateful to have them 
in my life.

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