[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11977]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING TEACHERS AND CONSTITUENTS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
New Mexico (Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, it is 
important that we always remember why we're here and who we serve. And 
the best way to do that is by spending time with the people that we 
were elected to represent.
  For the past few days, I've had the honor of showing some wonderful 
residents of New Mexico's First District around our Nation's capital, 
and this group includes my daughter Taylor Grisham and her new family: 
Ian, Kamen, Kwane and Kaden, the Stewarts.
  These people are leaders in the community, they're model citizens, 
they're family members, and they're longtime friends. And today I would 
like to recognize two of these individuals for their service to New 
Mexico and to our Nation.
  Lori Drury and Maureen Salmon, both of whom are here today, are 
exceptionally talented teachers and dedicated public servants. Teachers 
play an invaluable role in our society. Creating jobs, defending and 
expanding the middle class, growing the economy, and making sure 
everyone has a fair shot at the American Dream, teachers directly 
contribute to all of these noble missions. And they don't do it for the 
money and they don't do it for the glory. They do it because they care 
deeply about the students they teach.
  So I rise today to thank Lori and Maureen, to thank my family, and to 
thank all the teachers and public servants in New Mexico and in America 
for the work they do each and every day to make this a finer and 
stronger America.

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