[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1493]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CELEBRATING ARIZONA'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. SCHWEIKERT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, as many of you know, today is Arizona's 
100th birthday. Think of this: 100 years ago there were only about 
200,000 people in Arizona. Today there are about 6\1/2\ million.
  One of the reasons I wanted to come behind the microphone today is, 
if you've been watching our Senators and some of my fellow members of 
our delegation, we've all gotten behind microphones and talked about 
the wonderful leaders, the Carl Haydens, the Morris Udalls, the Barry 
Goldwaters that have come from Arizona. But I actually want to say 
something special about the people of Arizona.
  Think of this. In our hundred years, 6\1/2\ million have chosen to 
make it their home. And I believe it's both because of the wonderful 
lifestyle of Arizona, but also the people themselves. It's a unique 
population.
  Think of this. You have a State full of people who have chosen to 
pick up their homes in California and the Midwest and back East and 
venture into a new life, and actually, that type of entrepreneurial 
spirit, that type of unique personality, I think, is actually what 
makes Arizona so special.

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