[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING PASTOR CRAIG PRIDGEN

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Higgins) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize today's 
guest chaplain, my friend, Pastor Craig Pridgen.
  Pastor Pridgen serves as the senior servant at True Bethel Baptist 
Church in Niagara Falls.
  Through his ministry and community service, he is an energetic and 
effective advocate for those who have none, who have been doubted, 
underappreciated, and forgotten.
  Buffalo born and raised, Pastor Pridgen has led efforts to promote 
opportunity through a church-led workforce program, as well as 
understanding and equality through his position on the board of the 
National Federation of Just Communities.
  He has also supported community-building and wellness initiatives as 
president of the Niagara Falls Ministerial Council and a senior adviser 
for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo.
  We are grateful to have Pastor Craig Pridgen in the House Chamber for 
today's opening prayer, and so very fortunate to have him leading by 
example in all of western New York.

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