[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND KRIS HOLZMEYER

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. 
Fleischmann) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. It is my pleasure to welcome Kris Holzmeyer in 
joining me here on the House floor to give the opening prayer.
  Pastor Holzmeyer recently served as an associate pastor at the Second 
Baptist Church in Clinton, Tennessee, a town in my district. With a 
desire to serve the Lord in both word and deed, Kris has authored two 
devotionals: ``The First Responder Field Manual'' and ``Lessons from 
the Locker Room.'' A passionate advocate for international adoption, 
Kris advocated for adoption awareness and established the Kyle Reagan 
Foundation, which raises money to help adopt children from abroad.
  In Tennessee, Kris has been active as well in coordinating the 2012 
Anderson County National Day of Prayer, in running the Summer Skills 
Basketball Camp at Second Baptist Church, and in ministering to local 
officials.
  In addition to his strong ties to Tennessee, Kris also has a 
Washington connection. He served as assistant communications director 
for the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship on Capitol 
Hill from 2004 to 2006. While on Capitol Hill, he performed outreach to 
Members and staff.
  A native of Indiana, Kris received his BA from the University of 
Southern Indiana and his master's degree from Liberty Baptist 
Theological Seminary. Along with his wife, Missy, and his children, 
Kyle and Sammi, I would like to thank Kris, and I am pleased that he 
could join us in prayer.

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