[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND MATTHEW SCHRAMM

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Kildee) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Reverend Matthew 
Schramm, Pastor of Bay City's Westminster Presbyterian Church in my 
district, who delivered this morning's opening and very inspiring 
prayer.
  I am pleased to welcome Pastor Schramm and his family to the U.S. 
Capitol, and to thank him for his continued service to our community. 
Westminster Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest churches in Bay 
City, helping to share love, faith, and hope with its congregants and 
others across Michigan.
  In addition to serving his congregation, Reverend Schramm served as 
the youngest-ever chair of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, the 
ministry agency and the board of trustees for the Nation's largest body 
of Presbyterians.
  Reverend Schramm not only serves at the church altar, but also in the 
community as well. He serves on Bay County's Federal Emergency Food and 
Shelter Board, the Do-Care Family Enrichment Center advisory board, and 
the McLaren Bay medical region's Medical Ethics Advisory Board.
  Pastor Schramm, on behalf of the U.S. Congress, thank you for being 
here today. I hope that your uplifting words that you shared with us 
will give us the courage to work together in pursuit of the common good 
for all Americans.

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