[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO PEYTON BOLLING

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam President, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate an exceptional Arkansan, Peyton Bolling, as we celebrate 
her making history as the first Miss Arkansas' Teen to be crowned as 
Miss America's Teen. Our State is home to many talented, intelligent, 
and service-oriented young people, achieving tremendous 
accomplishments, and Peyton is truly a wonderful example of that.
  She is a Rogers native and a senior at Bentonville High School and 
grew up in a military family. Her parents, Colonel Ryan and Patrice 
Bolling, have supported and nurtured her interest in community 
betterment and service from a young age. That passion led her to serve 
as a U.S. Senate page, which only deepened her appreciation for our 
system of government that invites all Americans to play their part in 
shaping the future.
  I was pleased to meet her while she was in the Page Program and then 
reconnect after she claimed the Miss Arkansas' Teen title, last summer. 
It is encouraging to see her pursuing her new, larger platform to 
inspire positive change and promote civic engagement to America's next 
generation of leaders, and I am thankful she can now take this effort 
nationwide and give back in such a meaningful way.
  What makes this all the more impressive is that Peyton's success in 
the pageant world came not after years of practice and experience but 
on her first try. The poise and maturity she has demonstrated in 
competition, but also in so many other facets of life, are serving her 
incredibly well as she represents our community, the State of Arkansas, 
and our Nation.
  So, today, I am pleased to celebrate how far Peyton has come and 
recognize her special place in Natural State history. I look forward to 
all she will accomplish as Miss America's Teen and beyond.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

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