[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING REVEREND EAMON KELLY

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota was recognized 
for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. EMMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an exceptional leader 
and someone who I can now call a good friend, Father Eamon Kelly.
  This past August, my colleague from California, Pete Aguilar, and I 
had the privilege of leading a bipartisan delegation of freshmen 
Members to Israel, where Father Kelly baptized several of our Members 
in the Sea of Galilee.
  It was a transformational experience that we will keep with us for 
the rest of our lives, and it was, in large part, thanks to Father 
Kelly's leadership, faith, and commitment to helping others experience 
the power and the history of the Holy Land.
  When I first met Father Kelly, I asked him where he is from because 
he has an interesting accent, or brogue. He told me: ``I am from the 
Holy Land, and I live in the Promised Land.''
  Having served at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center for more than a 
decade and now serving as the vice director of the Magdala Center, 
Father Kelly's work in the Holy Land has impacted people from all walks 
of life from all over the globe. The fruits of his labor will 
undoubtedly have a lasting impact for generations to come.

  As we honor him on the House floor today, we also pray that many more 
people will encounter God and grow in their relationship with Christ as 
a result of his ministry.

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