[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 200 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING KAUSHAL SINHA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the Midlands of South 
Carolina this week celebrated the life of Dr. Kaushal Sinha on Sunday 
with a memorial service at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home in Lexington.
  Dr. Sinha was born February 10, 1940, in Bande Vishunpur, India, the 
son of Srimati Indirawati Devi and Sri Puneet Sinha.
  He and his beloved wife, Arunima, came to New York City with only $6 
each in their pockets when they arrived. His first job in America was 
limited to cleaning medical equipment with his medical degree 
supplemented by being a night janitor.
  From the humble background of a village without electricity, he 
became the first college graduate of the village, leading to becoming 
chief of the orthopedic department of Lexington Medical Center.
  I was grateful to volunteer with Kaushal and Arunima to establish the 
Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of South Carolina.
  Dr. Sinha and the Indian-American community of over 4 million 
citizens reinforce, with the highest income per capita of any household 
of an ethnic group, that the American Dream is alive for persons who 
work hard to achieve based on their personal effort, not government 
dependency.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops who successfully protected 
America for 20 years in the global war on terrorism as it continues 
moving from the safe haven of Afghanistan to America with Biden open 
borders for terrorists. It is sadly clear there will be more 9/11s 
across America imminent in our country.

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