[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING ELIZABETH STEPP

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, thousands of high school 
students across America are participating in Poetry Out Loud, a 
national competition which helps students master public speaking skills 
and learn about their literary heritage.
  On April 8, Elizabeth Stepp proudly represented Richland Northeast 
High School in the 2006 National Endowment for the Arts South Carolina 
Poetry Out Loud State Competition. After performing poetry before Poet 
Laureate Marjory Wentworth and Kwame Dawes, founder of the South 
Carolina Poetry Initiative, Elizabeth was awarded the South Carolina 
State Championship.
  Tonight Elizabeth will represent South Carolina in the Poetry Out 
Loud National Finals held at the Lincoln Theater in Washington. As she 
prepares for this exciting event, I would like to recognize her 
tremendous accomplishment and wish her best wishes for continued 
success.
  In conclusion, God bless the memory of Congressman Sonny Montgomery, 
God bless our troops, and we will never forget September 11.

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