[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SALUTING MEMBERS OF MOUNT VERNON NAACP

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute the leaders and the 
members of the Mount Vernon, New York, branch of the NAACP as they plan 
their annual Community Heroes Award Luncheon this coming Saturday at 
the Macedonia Community Center.
  The branch will be honoring 10 outstanding individuals, each of whom 
has made a significant contribution to the community.
  They will be recognizing Mr. Al-Farid Salahuddin; Mr. Abishai Ben-
Rubin; Coach Craig Ramsay; Ms. Donna Houston; Dr. Natasha Hunter-
McGregor; Fire Commissioner Kevin Holt; Ms. Judith Watson, CEO of 
Healthcare Neighborhood Health Centers; Mr. Martello Payne, Jr., a 
Korean war veteran; Mr. Ralph Burts; and special recognition to Jermire 
Pyatt.
  From the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, we salute the 
NAACP Mount Vernon branch.

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