[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              INTRODUCTION OF THE REVEREND BENJAMIN WATTS

  (Mr. SIMMONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SIMMONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to address the House to introduce 
the Reverend Benjamin K. Watts of the Shiloh Baptist Church in New 
London, Connecticut. Reverend Watts is known in the community as a 
preacher, a teacher, and a community leader. It is a reputation that is 
well deserved and is well documented.
  He is vice-president-at-large of the Connecticut Missionary Baptist 
State Convention. He is on the board of directors of the Lawrence and 
Memorial Hospital. He heads up the Shiloh Development Corporation, the 
United Way, and he is a member of the Hartford Seminary. He is also a 
member of the New London Rotary Club and a member of the New London 
Chapter of the NAACP.
  Reverend Watts is a leader in using faith-based initiatives to help 
his fellow man and his community. Working through the Shiloh 
Development Corporation, which was established in 1992, he provides 
community assistance and food, housing, education, and many other 
social services.
  On behalf of my colleagues, Mr. Speaker, I thank the Reverend Watts 
for leading us in prayer today, I welcome him to this House of 
Representatives, and I appreciate very much his presence, his guidance 
and his blessing on this House as we begin our critical work today and 
into the future.

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