[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CELEBRATING THE CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE'S SEVENTH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate the 
Conservative Partnership Institute, otherwise known as CPI, on their 7-
year anniversary. I also welcome Ed Corrigan and Mark Meadows into the 
gallery to recognize this great organization.
  In 2017, former Congressman and Senator Jim DeMint began this 
organization to be an incredible support system for conservatives in 
Washington, D.C.
  CPI was designed to train and unite true conservative leaders in 
Washington and all across the country to stand up against the swamp.
  I consider the CPI a safe haven, a place that feels like home for 
conservative lawmakers and staff to go to connect, to learn, and to 
brainstorm.
  CPI has shown a great commitment to conservative offices, to 
conservative Members, to conservative staffers, and to conservative 
lawmakers alike.
  CPI provides everything from regular training seminars on House and 
Senate procedures, advertisement on floor strategy, communications, 
budget, and much, much more.
  Their vested interest in all aspects of governance plays a large role 
in the success we have seen from conservative offices and individuals.
  The training provided by CPI is top of the line, and its positive 
impacts are clearly on display not only here in Washington, D.C. but in 
districts all across the country. Their efforts continue to ensure that 
we are well prepared in our fight for this great Nation.
  I also want to take the time to specifically honor Jim DeMint and his 
lifelong and tireless fight for freedom, prosperity, and traditional 
American valves.
  Jim represented South Carolina in the House of Representatives and 
then in the Senate from 1999 to 2013. He led meaningful efforts such as 
a ban on congressional earmarks and reclaiming control of billions of 
dollars of wasteful spending.
  Today, he and others, including Ed Corrigan and Mark Meadows, 
spearhead the fight for a new generation of true conservatives.
  All over America, the CPI has been a bulwark against the swamp and 
the support systems for conservatives looking for the right thing to 
do. The goal is reflected daily in the operations of CPI and the 
tremendous impact that it continues to spread.
  I cannot thank the many patriots who have fought hard to preserve 
this great American system as we know it, otherwise known as freedom 
for we, the people.
  Please join me in congratulating CPI for their excellence during the 
first 7 years. It means everything to me and my colleagues and our 
staffs to have a home at the CPI building.
  I am forever grateful to Jim DeMint and others and the entire team at 
CPI for providing the platform for us to grow even stronger in our 
American ideals.
  I look forward to watching them pave a path forward for true 
conservatives to thrive and to make America the best that it can be.

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