[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12348]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMENDING WE THE PEOPLE WINNERS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Davis) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, last month more than 1,200 
students from across the country visited Washington to participate in 
the national finals of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution.
  This program is the most extensive educational program in the 
country, developed to educate young people about the U.S. Constitution 
and the Bill of Rights.
  It is with great pride that I recognize a class from my own Highlands 
High School of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, in the Fourth District for their 
accomplishment in this competition.
  These outstanding students, using knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, 
won their statewide competition and earned the chance to come to our 
Nation's capital and compete at the national level. At the national 
level, these dedicated students won the Unit One: Foundations of 
Democracy Award.
  I would like to take a moment to recognize the names of these 
outstanding young people from Highlands High School: Alex Adams, Evan 
Bush, Kara Dyer, Jessica Earlywine, Jessica Federle, Maria Gurren, John 
Holloway, Alan Hutchinson, Marjorie Kimball, Connie Kremer, Sam Laskey, 
Heather Moyer, Emily Nordling, Anna Remley, Lauren Runk, Andrea 
Spencer, and Corwyn Wyatt.
  I also wish to commend the teacher of the class, Julie Kuhnhein, who 
is responsible for preparing these young constitutional experts for the 
national finals. Also worthy of special recognition are Rachel Bingham 
and Robin Winkfield, the State coordinators, and Glenn Manns, the 
district coordinator, who are among those responsible for implementing 
the We the People program in my State.
  I congratulate these students on their exceptional achievement at the 
We the People national finals. One thing we can all remember is that 
there is no substitute for participating in the governmental process, 
no substitute for the investment of our lives and our time. I commend 
all of you for your hard work and for the long hours of preparation, 
and commend you for a victory well earned, well deserved and bringing 
honor and credit to the Fourth District of Kentucky.

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