[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 473]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF PAT COLLINS

  (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a dedicated educator, a true 
Miami treasure, a man who inspired me and many others, Mr. Pat Collins.
  Mr. Collins has been a social studies teacher and a department head 
at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School since 1971. Currently teaching AP 
U.S. Government and Politics and U.S. Government, Mr. Collins moderates 
Belen's chapter of Amnesty International. Pat is instrumental in the 
success of Belen Jesuit's model United Nations program, founded the 
overseas study program in 1994, and teaches civic responsibility to his 
students.
  A charter member of the U.S. Historical Society, Pat has received 
numerous awards, including the Cornell University Outstanding Educator 
and the Close Up Foundation's Linda Myers Chozen Award for teaching 
excellence in civics.
  Mr. Collins has inspired and educated many thousands of students, 
many who serve in public service like myself.

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