[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 159 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H8322-H8323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF KENT R. HANCE

  (Mr. ARRINGTON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Speaker, on November 14, the proudest Dimmitt 
Bobcat, biggest Texas Tech fan, and the legendary west Texas leader 
Kent R. Hance turns 80 years old.
  I wish my dear friend and former boss the happiest of birthdays and 
thank him for his tremendous and matchless service, leadership, and 
love for the people, values, and spirit of west Texas.
  He strengthened the Lone Star State as a Texas Senator. He helped 
Reagan pass the tax cuts of 1986 as a U.S. Congressman. He unleashed 
energy independence in Texas as chairman of the energy commission. As 
the Texas Tech chancellor, we saw unprecedented growth in endowment, 
enrollment, and research.
  God blessed west Texas, and He broke the mold with Kent R. Hance.

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  Kent, my brother, happy birthday. God bless you. Guns up.

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