[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2491]
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         National Inland Waterways Workers Safety Awareness Day

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to 
recognize Gabe White. His family is here at the Capitol today. He is a 
West Virginian who tragically lost his life a year ago, I believe, this 
week.
  Gabe is a native of Gilmer County. He was 20 years old when he passed 
away. It was as a result of a barge accident in Follansbee, WV.

  At the request of his family, Senator Manchin and I have introduced a 
resolution to declare March 22--the date of Gabe's tragic passing--as 
National Inland Waterways Workers Safety Awareness Day. It is our hope 
to ensure that similar accidents such as this will never happen again.
  The resolution is currently moving towards passage in the Senate, and 
I would encourage my colleagues to support this.
  With that, I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). The Senator from Tennessee.