[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12722]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                100TH BIRTHDAY OF ST. STEPHEN, MINNESOTA

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, it is such a thrill to be a Member of the 
United States House of Representatives. We are privileged to represent 
the great people in our districts, and I am obviously very biased that 
for 8 years, I have been privileged to represent what are the greatest 
people I think in the United States.
  We truly embody in Minnesota's Sixth District the great, good-
humored, full values of this country that are represented in that 
district, and this is a feel-good story, Mr. Speaker.
  I rise today to honor the people of St. Stephen, Minnesota, as they 
are celebrating their 100th birthday as a community. You see, it was in 
the late 1800s when Slovenian settlers came to this wonderful area in 
Minnesota and built the foundation of what later came to be called St. 
Stephen, Minnesota. It is what America fondly refers to as Lake 
Wobegon.
  Today, led by Mayor Cindy VanderWeyst, St. Stephen boasts a very 
close-knit community of families and farmers and businesspeople. It is 
fitting that the town motto is ``A Place to Call Home'' and that it 
truly is.
  St. Stephen is a shining example of small-town life in the United 
States. Congratulations, St. Stephen, on your 100th birthday.

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