[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 85 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING KACI HERRON

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Kaci Herron from 
Greenback, Tennessee. She was recently crowned Miss Tennessee Star.
  When Kaci was born, her parents said she would probably never walk or 
talk, but she has done so much more than that in her life. She is 
graduating from Greenback this year, where she cheered for the football 
and basketball teams all 4 years. She was asked to come back and be an 
assistant cheer coach next year, Mr. Speaker.
  After that, she hopes to go to college and has dreams of opening her 
own bakery someday and walking the runway in New York City for Fashion 
Week.
  Her siblings, Bryce and Amber, have been reading to her since she was 
born, which has helped her develop a love of books. She also loves 
hiking and something I love doing, which is looking for bigfoot. She 
loves parasailing and all kinds of music, but especially Reba McEntire.
  Kaci has a real heart for her community, and she volunteers at the 
Second Harvest Food Bank every week.
  Kaci started participating in Miss Shining Star pageants about 8 
years ago. This year, she was crowned Miss Tennessee Star and will go 
on to compete in the nationals.
  Her platform for Miss Tennessee is ``Solidarity for Soldiers'' in 
honor of her brother, Bryce, who is in the Navy, like you, Mr. Speaker. 
Her whole family and her whole community are very proud of her.
  I am proud to call her my friend, Mr. Speaker. It was wonderful 
meeting Kaci, and I wish her the best of luck competing in the 
nationals in July.

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