[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 68 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H2512-H2513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NORTH AMERICA'S STRONGEST TOWN

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the strongest town 
in America. This year, 16 cities from across our continent competed for 
the title of North America's Strongest Town.
  Over a 4-week span, with each round of voting lasting one week, these 
communities competed for a prestigious title. That title came back home 
to America's heartland in the Great Lakes region. The winner was Maumee 
in northwest Ohio in the Ninth Congressional District. It took the 
title over Norfolk, Nebraska.
  This year's contest was the ninth annual event to name the strongest 
town. According to contest rules, a strong town is defined as any town, 
big or small, that prioritizes making progress in transportation, 
housing, and fiscal resiliency for the long-term benefit of its people.

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  The award does not ask a town to be perfect nor does every strong 
town look the same. This is because strong towns incrementally adapt to 
the conditions and challenges of their specific place from the bottom 
up.
  Maumee, Ohio, which exists along the Maumee River, the largest river 
that flows into the entire Great Lakes, will hold a news conference 
this morning to formally accept this prestigious title. We in northwest 
Ohio couldn't be prouder of Maumee, Ohio. Onward, Maumee.

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