[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING LAUREN GOLLOFON

  (Mr. ROSENDALE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSENDALE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and commend Lauren 
Gollofon from Bozeman, Montana. Lauren is a 17-year-old senior at 
Liberty Online Academy and a former student at Bozeman High School. 
When Lauren became aware that the Pledge of Allegiance was not being 
said daily in public schools in Bozeman, she sprang into action. Lauren 
notified school administrators that their failure to hold the Pledge of 
Allegiance every day violated Montana House Bill 543, and asked that 
they hold the Pledge of Allegiance daily in accordance with the State 
law.
  Within a week of her advocacy, local schools began to recite the 
Pledge of Allegiance daily. When asked why this was so important, 
Lauren said patriotism is on the decline in the United States. When 
students say the Pledge of Allegiance, they are acknowledging the 
freedom and the values and also everyone who has died and fought for 
our country.
  This display of patriotism demonstrates why a report just this year 
found that Montana is one of the most patriotic States in the Nation, a 
ranking which we are extremely proud of.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all Montanans, I want to sincerely thank 
Lauren Gollofon for her leadership, community activism, and her 
dedication to the core principles that make this country great.

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