[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 182 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H5395-H5396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      CONGRATULATING TRAVIS CRATE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Travis Crate for being named the 2023

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Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize For Teaching Excellence.
  Mr. Crate is one of 25 public high school skilled trade teachers 
across the country to receive this award. He has been a welding 
instructor at Venango Technology Center for more than 25 years.
  This prize was created to recognize high school skilled trade 
teachers for their work to inspire the next generation.
  Mr. Crate's welding program is dynamic and collaborative, 
incorporating industry-based skills to prepare students for life beyond 
high school. As students progress through Crate's program, they have 
the opportunity to mentor first-year students, providing one-on-one 
instruction that reinforces their learning and helps beginner students 
grasp welding more easily.
  Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the bipartisan Career and Technical 
Education Caucus, I applaud the work of Mr. Crate and other CTE 
teachers who continue to help students find their passions.
  Congratulations, Mr. Crate, on this remarkable recognition.

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