[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING CHASKA, MINNESOTA FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF TOP TEN BEST PLACES 
                                TO LIVE

  (Mr. KLINE of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLINE of Minnesota. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and 
congratulate the community of Chaska, located southwest of the Twin 
Cities, and a town I'm proud to say is part of Minnesota's Second 
Congressional District.
  Money magazine confirmed what many of us in the great State of 
Minnesota already knew by naming Chaska as one of the top 10 best 
places to live in America. Money magazine accurately describes Chaska 
as having both beauty and brains. A stroll downtown Chaska by City 
Square Park brings to life images from Norman Rockwell paintings, 
depicting all that is good about small town America. Chaska's small 
19th-century downtown quickly yields to open fields, farmland and the 
Minnesota River. It is also home to innovation, with more than a dozen 
technology and biotech companies. It is no wonder why this town is a 
magnet for families who can find reasonably priced homes, low taxes and 
quality schools.
  Congratulations again to the entire community of Chaska for earning 
this prestigious distinction. We in Minnesota's Second District are 
proud.

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