[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 178 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1028]
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                      RECOGNIZING PHILLIP JACKSON

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                        HON. MARILYN STRICKLAND

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 30, 2023

  Ms. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize delivery 
driver Phillip Jackson of Thurston County for his remarkable 
perceptivencss that helped to reunite a five-year-old boy with his 
mother. While making a delivery to a West Olympia Texaco, Phillip 
noticed an unaccompanied boy without shoes or a shirt walking around 
the convenience store. Sensing that something was amiss, Phillip 
immediately sprang into action and called 911. It was Phillip's 
initiative in alerting authorities of the situation that allowed local 
law enforcement, who had already been working with the boy's mother 
after she had reported him missing, to locate the child. Even after the 
police had arrived, Phillip remained with the boy until the mother and 
her child were reunited. Phillip credits his intervention to a 
workplace training he took that teaches delivery drivers to recognize 
signs of human trafficking and children at risk on the road. I applaud 
Phillip's awareness and quick action to help keep our most vulnerable 
members of our community safe and I am proud to recognize him today as 
our community's Constituent of the Month.

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