[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING ALLYSON RENEAU

  (Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
American helping our Afghan allies.
  The situation unfolding in Afghanistan is dire, but in the midst of 
crisis, there is always light to be found. In Oklahoma's Fifth 
Congressional District, that light is Allyson Reneau.
  She took matters into her own hands to help 10 members of an Afghan 
girls robotics team escape. She has nine daughters of her own and met 
the girls at a 2019 robotics competition. As the Taliban took over the 
country, she could not stop thinking about their safety.
  Reneau reached out to a friend who worked in the U.S. Embassy in 
Qatar. They completed the necessary paperwork, the Government of Qatar 
sent a plane, and the girls were flown to safety.
  It is women like Allyson Reneau who remind us that there is always a 
light in the dark, even if it shines from one lone candle.

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