[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 191 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H8854-H8855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               GOOD NEWS FROM McGREGOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share a good news story from 
McGregor Elementary School in Toledo, Ohio. For her fourth grade class' 
end-of-the-year project, a 10-year-old student named Brooklyn dressed 
up as me, read up on congressional history, and shared all she had 
learned with her fellow students about Congress.
  Just recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Brooklyn and her fellow 
students to hear all about how their fifth-grade year is going. What a 
surprise it was to open my mailbox the other day and discover so many 
thoughtful, handwritten notes mailed to me by these wonderful students.

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  I saw close-up, firsthand how bright, artistic, and precocious our 
aspiring generation in America really is. One young man named Henry 
wrote: ``I decided to write this letter because no one is going to tell 
me not to.''
  This moment of winter wonderment is a good time to take stock of all 
that has occurred over the past year. As we enter this holiday season, 
I am reminded of so many very kind people for whom I am grateful, 
particularly the joy of the children at McGregor Elementary School in 
Toledo, Ohio.
  Happy holidays to all, and may the upcoming year bring endless joy 
and light.

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