[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16877]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS 
 REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from North 
Carolina (Mr. Coble), the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price) and 
to the other Members of this august body. It is my honor to join the 
108th Congress to represent the citizens of the First District of North 
Carolina.
  It has been a long night. Yesterday was election day in the First 
District, and I have the privilege of winning both the special election 
and the Democratic primary. I have traveling with me today many members 
of my family, friends and supporters. They are seated in the gallery. I 
would like to take this rare privilege to be able to point to them and 
to say to them, Thank you, thank you, thank you.
  Mr. Speaker, North Carolina's First District is located in the 
northeastern part of our State. It is a largely rural community that 
once thrived upon tobacco as its main product. Tobacco farmers in North 
Carolina are facing a crisis that this Congress is now addressing.
  The people of the First District are no different from your 
constituents. They want our government to work to enable all people to 
experience the American dream. Therefore, I look forward, Mr. Speaker, 
and my colleagues, to working with each of you as we serve our 
respective districts and as we serve America.
  Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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