[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CONGRATULATING MIA NEAL

  (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MRVAN. Madam Speaker, it is with great admiration that I rise 
today to congratulate Mia Neal of Gary, Indiana, and celebrate her 
noteworthy achievement of winning an Oscar in the 93rd Academy Awards 
for best makeup and hairstyling.
  Mia Neal attended Horace Mann High School in Gary, Indiana, and after 
graduating in 1997, Mia's interest in hairstyling and makeup blossomed 
as she attended Merrillville Beauty College and Columbia College in 
Chicago.
  I would note that Mia's family has been actively involved in 
northwest Indiana's community, as her mother, Dena Holland Neal, was 
pastor of Peace United Church in Merrillville; and her grandfather, 
James Holland, taught at Roosevelt High School for more than 15 years 
and served as Gary's first deputy mayor from 1976 to 1988.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you and my distinguished colleagues to join me 
in recognizing Mia Neal on her historic Oscar award and again 
congratulate her for this outstanding accomplishment.

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