[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8557-8558]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    A CELEBRATION OF YOUTH IN HONOR OF ALEXANDER FREDERICK BURNETTE

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 3, 2003

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 
birth and life of my ninth grandchild, Alexander Frederick Burnette, 
born May 31, 2000, born to our daughter Elizabeth and her husband, 
Fred. My wife Bonnie and I join with Alexander's other grandparents, 
Bonnie and Charles Burnette, in celebrating Alexander.
  Alexander faces a great world of great opportunity. Scientific 
discoveries and advanced technology daily improve our lives. They allow 
us to live longer, better, and more productive lives. In the year of 
Alexander's birth scientists finished a map of the human genome. This 
was a huge scientific achievement which will

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help doctors and scientists improve our health and life.
  Today, we continue to push forward with scientific advancements. Like 
information technology and biotechnology breakthroughs of the past ten 
years, nanotechnology holds the potential to revolutionize our way of 
life. However, the science is still very much in its fledgling stage, 
so it is important that the federal government coordinate and fund 
basic research into the fundamental aspects of nanotechnology so that 
its potential can one day be realized.
  I hope that as we consider legislation for these new issues we 
consider what we can contribute to our children and grandchildren by 
encouraging new technologies. I hope that we can leave Alexander, and 
his generation every where, with a brighter future because of what we 
accomplish today.

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