[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 139 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E869-E870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING CHRISTIE HOULIHAN AND RAHUL CHATTERJEE

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                         HON. HALEY M. STEVENS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2024

  Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to rise in 
celebration of the union of Mrs. Christie Houlihan and Mr. Rahul Dev 
Chatterjee.
  Christie and Rahul came from different walks of life--Rahul moved to 
Texas from India in the year 2000 to study at Texas A&M University, 
while Christie grew up in New York and had relocated to Dallas in the 
last several years. Their first date allowed them to bond over their 
Irish and Indian backgrounds, developing a mutual understanding of 
their love for their families and for travel.
  Towards the end of that first date in June of 2022, when Christie 
began to make her exit. Rahul presented her with a parting gift: a 
small box with a bottle of Shalimar perfume by Guerlain. The same type 
of perfume that Christie's late grandmother used to wear every day and 
shared with her when Christie was a young child. As was described in 
the New York Times. Rahul had no way of knowing the significance this 
small bottle had for Christie, but to her, it was a sign. They were wed 
on November 18, 2023, in Palm Beach, FL., surrounded by loving family 
and friends.
  Mr. Speaker, I am elated to recognize Christie and Rahul, and I 
extend my enthusiastic well-wishes as they continue this chapter

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of their life together. Please join me in celebrating the marriage of 
Christie Houlihan and Rahul Dev Chatterjee who are so beloved by their 
community and whose partnership brings joy to so many. I was honored to 
pay witness to their nuptials and ask Congress to join me in 
celebrating them as their one-year anniversary approaches.

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