[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HISTORIC INAUGURATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, South Carolinians are 
still celebrating Wednesday's inauguration of Governor Nikki Randhawa 
Haley of Lexington as the first female governor in the 341-year history 
of our State. She is the second Indian-American governor in American 
history, in the tradition of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, 
recognizing the growing significance of Indian Americans in American 
society.
  Our family is very grateful for the swearing in of my oldest son, 
Alan Wilson of Lexington, as America's youngest attorney general. His 
prosecution experience will serve the people of South Carolina well.
  The inauguration was also historic for being the first all-Republican 
inauguration in over 130 years with Lieutenant Governor Ken Ard; 
Secretary of State Mark Hammond; Treasurer Curtis Loftis; Comptroller 
General Richard Eckstrom; Superintendent of Education Mick Zais; 
Adjutant General Bob Livingston, Jr., America's only popularly elected 
adjutant general; and Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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