[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13072]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND DR. JOHN CROSS

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Buchanan) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BUCHANAN. Madam Speaker, it is my privilege today to introduce 
and thank Dr. John Cross, who gave the opening prayer. The Senior 
Pastor at South Biscayne Church in Florida, he represents a county that 
I'm in, my largest county, Sarasota County, in North Port, our largest 
city. He is joined by his lovely wife, Dawn, and their five children. 
As a matter of fact, they are celebrating their anniversary.
  Dr. Cross is a very innovative, spiritual leader. I've seen him many 
times on Friday nights in his jeans and T-shirt working with the youth 
in our community. He's taken a church from 150 people to over 2,000. He 
has one of the largest churches in our community. He is serving his 
second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
  I commend Dr. Cross for his longstanding service, and it is a 
pleasure to have him and his family today. God bless.

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