[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING GRAHAM THOMAS BLACKWELL

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, July 18, 2025, 
Columbia, South Carolina, was blessed as Leah Grace Denny Blackwell and 
Matthew Blackwell joyfully welcomed their handsome son, Graham Thomas 
Blackwell, into the world, a very special gift just 2 days ahead of 
Leah Grace's own birthday.
  Born at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital at 2:03 a.m., weighing 6 
pounds, 9 ounces, and measuring 19 inches long, Graham has entered a 
loving, prominent, and nurturing home.
  I am grateful for Leah Grace, who is a dedicated long-term staff 
member in the Washington office, serving as senior policy adviser, 
while Matt is a former staff member who is now at Duke Energy.
  Graham is blessed to be born into a home that will guide him through 
a bright and fulfilling future encouraged by his wonderful 
grandparents, Tony and Beverly Denny and Bart and Paula Blackwell, who 
are all appreciated as devoted statewide community leaders.
  On behalf of my wife, Roxanne, and our entire family and staff, I 
extend the warmest congratulations to the happy Blackwell family. May 
the years ahead be filled with joy, love, and blessings.

  God bless Graham Thomas Blackwell.

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