[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 166 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5947]
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   WELCOMING THE HONORABLE TONY WIED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Grothman) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the newest member of the 
Wisconsin delegation, Tony Wied, on being sworn in this evening.
  Tony joins our delegation with an impressive three-decade career of 
starting, building, and running three retail outlets in northeast 
Wisconsin, including Dino Stop locations in Green Bay, Ledgeview, 
Manitowoc, New Franken, Little Suamico, and Abrams.
  Through his years in business, Tony has learned a lot about the value 
of hard work, strong customer service, and uniting people around a 
common mission.
  Tony has employed hundreds of Wisconsinites over the years and now 
brings that same commonsense business acumen to this body, where it is 
greatly needed. We need more people dealing with the common sense that 
requires you to be a small businessman, and he is going to help the 
everyday Americans pursue the American Dream.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to 
Tony; his wife, Angela; and his four sons: Charlie, Frank, George, and 
Simon on this momentous occasion.

  I certainly had a chance to see his four sons on the campaign trail. 
They are like a whirlwind across northeastern Wisconsin.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Wied).
  Mr. WIED. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Wisconsin, the 
Republican Dean of the delegation, Congressman Glenn Grothman, for 
yielding.
  I will start by expressing my deepest gratitude to my wife of 24 
years, Angela, and also to my four boys and my mom and dad.
  Family is everything to me, and all of you have made this journey so 
much fun and special. I also thank my constituents for placing their 
trust in me. It is a privilege to serve you and an honor of a lifetime.
  Our country faces a lot of difficult challenges: record-high 
inflation, a border crisis, and increasing crime rates in our 
neighborhoods, to name only a few.
  Now is the time to bring some Wisconsin common sense to Washington to 
lower costs, secure our border, and rein in out-of-control government 
spending.
  I ran for Congress to solve America's toughest problems, and I pledge 
to work with my congressional colleagues to lower prices for northeast 
Wisconsin's middle-class families, small businesses, and farmers by 
putting more money back in their pockets.
  Mr. Speaker, I am excited to get to work.

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