[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14045]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          ARKANSAS'S DELEGATES TO BOYS NATION AND GIRLS NATION

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, today I recognize four young 
Arkansans who have represented our State during Boys Nation and Girls 
Nation events in Washington, DC. These students represent the best of 
our State, and I was proud to visit with them during their trip to our 
Nation's Capitol.
  Arkansas's Boys Nation delegates for 2010 are Alex Geiger from North 
Little Rock and Joseph Kieklak from Fayetteville. Arkansas's Girls 
Nation delegates for 2010 are Brittany Webb of Jonesboro and Devika 
Menta of Conway. These students were also a part of Boys State and 
Girls State, held earlier this summer in Arkansas.
  I commend our Boys and Girls State delegates for their dedication and 
commitment to learning about our Nation's legislative process on the 
local, State, and Federal levels. The knowledge they gain will benefit 
them for the rest of their lives.
  As a former delegate, I can say that attending Girls State was one of 
several experiences that heightened my passion for public service. It 
was a huge part of my overall process of growing up and learning to 
respect our country, government, and fellow man.
  Sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary, 
Boys and Girls Nation brings together high school students from across 
the country to learn about government and citizenship.
  I also comment the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary, 
of which I am a member, for their efforts to educate and inform our 
Nation's youth.

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