[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14098]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JOHN ARNOLD

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I wish to recognize and congratulate John 
Arnold and recognize the 47th anniversary of Portable Practical 
Educational Preparation. This is a noteworthy milestone, an opportunity 
to recognize them for their remarkable history and the important 
results they continue to achieve.
  The story of Portable Practical Educational Preparation begins with 
John Arnold and his vision of what could be done to address the 
problems being faced by the poor and those who came to America in 
search of a better life. His response was to roll up his sleeves and 
get to work. He knew an education would be the key these individuals 
would need to create a better life for themselves and their families. 
Over the past 47 years the success he began in that and so many other 
efforts has been nothing short of extraordinary.
  The work that began in Arizona proved to be just the beginning. John 
has since reached out to those in need across the country and around 
the world. When Hurricane Katrina devastated so many of our Southern 
States, he was there to help provide those whose lives were forever 
changed with a reason to hope for a better future because he cared 
enough to help. His other projects have reached out to people in Africa 
to provide them with the resources they needed to improve their lives, 
their communities, and their countries.
  As has been said before, John Arnold leads the best way--by example. 
By so doing, he has provided us with a chance to see what can be done 
if we are sufficiently motivated and determined to take on the greatest 
challenge of them all--changing the world--and creative and 
enthusiastic enough to make it happen.
  I want to offer my congratulations to John and all those who have 
worked with him over the years. He has made so many things happen, and 
we are all looking forward to seeing what he will take up in the years 
to come.

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