[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15161-15162]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KADEN

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to be back here to work 
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some of the most pressing issues facing our Nation.
  The first time I ran for office was as grade school vice president in 
the fifth grade. Back then, I'm not sure what the most pressing issue 
was for our classroom--maybe the option of getting chocolate milk for 
lunch. But today, I serve for a very different reason. I want to 
preserve the greatness of the United States for my kids, including for 
a very special fifth grader in my house.
  Happy birthday, Kaden. I love you so much and I am so proud of you, 
and I'm sorry I can't be with you today. I want you to know how proud I 
am of you and how your mom and I are so grateful to God that He gave 
you to us. Happy birthday.

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