[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5532-H5533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 WELCOMING THE HONORABLE CONNIE CONWAY

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Calvert) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, it is my privilege and honor to welcome 
now-Representative Connie Conway as the newest Member of the U.S. House 
of Representatives.
  Congresswoman Conway is a proud, lifelong resident of California's 
San Joaquin Valley. She has dedicated the better part of her life to 
public service as a county supervisor, a legislator in the California 
State Assembly, and as the California Executive Director of the USDA's 
Farm Service Agency. The constituents in California's 22nd District 
stand to benefit from Congresswoman Conway's vast experience and 
dedication.
  I congratulate the entire Conway family on this exciting occasion, 
including Connie's husband, Craig; her children; and, of course, we 
can't leave out her black lab, Jake.
  Madam Speaker, I yield to the dean of the California delegation, Ms. 
Lofgren, to introduce our new colleague.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I would like to now welcome our newest 
Representative to the podium.
  Madam Speaker, I yield to Representative Conway.
  Ms. CONWAY. Actually, Jake wanted to come, so did my husband, and he 
wasn't able to make it.
  I want to thank him; my sons, Anthony and Tim; and my grandchildren, 
Caine and Autrey, for their constant, loving support. I hope to make 
them all proud. As an aside, my grandson, Caine, tomorrow will be 16.
  He told me: Nonnie, I can't go watch because I have had an 
appointment at the DMV for 6 months. I am getting my license, and I am 
not giving it up.
  So all I have to say to that is: Watch out Tillamook, he is off the 
tractor and onto the roads.
  I stand before you today and vow to give everything I have to be the 
capable and zealous Representative that my constituents deserve. I 
often look to the words of Luke and paraphrase: To whom much is given, 
much is expected. I take these words to heart in the role that has been 
entrusted to me: to honestly, loyally, and passionately represent my 
constituents in the United States House of Representatives.
  I accept this charge with deep humility. My constituents, the great 
people of California's 22nd District, are facing water shortages, 
rising inflation, and many other trials not of their own making. Their 
pain is my pain. Their concerns are my concerns. I stand shoulder to 
shoulder with them.
  As a daughter of the Central Valley and a lifelong fighter for our 
values, it

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is my duty to ensure that our voices are heard in Congress. As your 
Representative, you have my commitment that my door will always be open 
to those seeking to make the Central Valley a better place. I look 
forward to serving with you.
  Madam Speaker, I close my remarks with a local colloquial saying: Go 
Dogs, Win the Mountain West.

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