    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H862]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                            RECOGNIZING CARL HARRIS

      (Mr. ESTES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
    minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the exceptional
    service of Kansan Carl Harris, the 2024 chairman of the National
    Association of Home Builders.
      For more than four decades, Carl has made an outsized impact on the
    residential construction industry and communities across Kansas through
    his work as cofounder and president of the Carl Harris Company and
    managing partner of Harris Homes.
      Most recently, he completed his term as the 2024 chairman of the
    National Association of Home Builders, where he has been relentless in
    advocating for policies that strengthen the construction workforce and
    help make homeownership, a key tenet of the American Dream, possible.
      Generous in sharing his time and talent, Carl served as president of
    the Wichita Area Builders Association and the Kansas Building Industry
    Association and in numerous roles in local governments in Newton. In
    addition, he has promoted workforce development initiatives and
    outreach to high schoolers to introduce them to opportunities in the
    construction trades.
      It is my honor to thank Carl for his dedicated career and wish him
    all the best with his next step.

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