[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13664]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING VERA WERNER ON HER 105TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great American 
and a woman from my district, Mrs. Vera Werner, on the occasion of her 
105th birthday. It is a goal to which we all aspire but very few of us 
ever achieve.
  Vera was born in 1902 in Melrose, Minnesota, on May 31, a great day. 
She is an unassuming Minnesotan, Mr. Speaker. She married, and 2 years 
later she moved to the big city of St. Cloud, Minnesota. During her 
time there, she touched many people's lives. Like so many Americans, 
she had numerous friends. She was on a bowling league for 40 years and 
she worked in the local department store.
  But, Mr. Speaker, Vera Werner accomplished the most important work of 
any American: She was a mother to four children, she was a grandmother 
to 21, a great-grandmother to more than 40, and she has so many great-
great-grandchildren that people can't keep count. There is no more 
important function as an American, Mr. Speaker, than to be a good 
mother or a good father.
  Today, Vera, our Nation salutes you, and we wish you happy 105th 
birthday.

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