[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          THANKING JAY KROEZE

  (Mr. PERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and thank a constituent 
from the wonderful little town of Biglerville, Pennsylvania, for his 
service and sacrifice to spread the cooperative principle of concern 
for community.
  Jay Kroeze, a lead lineman at Adams Electric Cooperative, volunteered 
for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's International 
Foundation in Haiti as part of the Caracol Community Electrification 
Project. He spent 2 weeks in northern Haiti building and upgrading more 
than a mile and a half of power lines to help communities receive 
affordable, safe, and reliable electricity.
  To date, more than 4,800 consumers in the northern part of Haiti now 
have access to electricity. Some now have TVs. A few have water 
treatment plants. Doctors can provide better care to patients, and 
residents have opened their own small businesses.
  National Rural Electric Cooperative Association International 
currently is providing support to USAID in Haiti to bring safe, 
reliable, and affordable electricity to areas in northern Haiti.
  On behalf of the Fourth Congressional District of Pennsylvania, I 
commend Jay Kroeze and the National Rural Electric Cooperative 
Association International Foundation for their tireless efforts in 
Haiti and around the world.

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