[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  COMMENDING STATE SENATOR JAMES MEEKS

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend State Senator 
James Meeks, who is also pastor of the House of Hope Church in Chicago, 
which is the largest church in the city that holds more than 10,000 
people.
  Well, on Saturday morning, Reverend State Senator Meeks called a 
community meeting to help people understand the economic stimulus 
package. As cold as it was, more than 2,000 people came, 
representatives from every walk of life, the Governor's office, all of 
the other municipal offices. And I simply commend him for this 
initiative, for giving the people of Illinois an opportunity to better 
understand the stimulus package.

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