[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF THE PATRIOTISM OF KATELIN RICHTER OF 
                          WATERTOWN, MINNESOTA

  (Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
16-year-old Katelin Richter, a student at Watertown-Mayer High School 
in my hometown.
  Katelin recently wrote an essay on the importance and relevance of 
the Pledge of Allegiance, which was published in a large newspaper in 
our home State. The theme of Katelin's essay is that the language of 
the Pledge of Allegiance is the core values held by Americans, that we 
are one Nation under God, and that it should not be attacked by 
activist judges.
  I think she is right.
  Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize the patriotism of 
Katelin Richter. It is through young voices such as hers that our great 
Nation will remain strong.

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