[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND DARIUS PRIDGEN

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Higgins) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to welcome Pastor Darius Pridgen 
to the House of Representatives today from the True Bethel Baptist 
Church in western New York.
  Pastor Pridgen is well known and well respected in our community for 
his passionate and inspiring leadership. We could all benefit from 
adopting his style of cooperation and uniting people of different 
beliefs and ideologies.
  His contributions to our region are many. In addition to being a role 
model, he works through creative ministry to create jobs, to care for 
those in need, and to influence good in his church and far beyond.
  This is most notable by his expansion of True Bethel's reach from 
east Buffalo into the city of Niagara Falls. Pastor Pridgen is also a 
family man and encourages strong families. In addition to his ministry, 
Pastor Pridgen has served our Nation, as he is a veteran of the United 
States Air Force, and he currently serves as president of the Buffalo 
City Council.
  Pastor Pridgen is the embodiment of Buffalo's reputation as the City 
of Good Neighbors, and I am honored to have him here today to represent 
our community.

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