[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H2687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              RECOGNIZING JACOB FINE ON HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. FINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FINE. Mr. Speaker, 18 years ago at 6:08 this morning, my son 
Jacob Fine was born. Six years after he was born, inspired by what he 
dealt with as a first grader, I decided to run for office, and 12 years 
later, here I am today.
  Members of Congress give up a lot in order to serve, but it is their 
families that give up even more.
  Today, as Jacob turns 18, he is home in Florida, and I am here doing 
the people's business, but I would be remiss if I did not wish him a 
happy birthday and let him know of all the things that I and his mother 
will accomplish in our lives, nothing will be more important than 
having brought him and his younger brother into this world and 
preparing them to be the amazing adults that I know that they will both 
turn out to be.
  So Jacob, happy birthday. I love you, and I look forward to seeing 
you on Friday.

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