[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16345]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            ASHLEY MITCHELL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Louisiana (Mr. Abraham) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the 
accomplishments of a truly remarkable lady in my district.
  Ashley Mitchell is a student at Alexandria High School in Louisiana, 
and her hard work and dedication to the sport that she loves so much 
has paid off in huge dividends.
  Miss Mitchell just broke two world records while participating in the 
World Powerlifting Championships in the Czech Republic. Those records 
were the deadlift at 326.5 pounds and the other at 762 pounds. Now, 
those are impressive numbers, but even more impressive when you keep in 
mind that this young lady is 94 pounds. She represented the United 
States well and has returned home as the world champion for the United 
States of America.
  It is young people like Ashley, who are leaders among their peers and 
who will be leaders in our communities very soon, whom we encourage.
  I urge my colleagues to keep these young people, their potential, and 
their impressive accomplishments in mind as we do our jobs here in D.C. 
I commend Ashley for her talent, for her tireless effort, and for 
representing this country on an international stage in such an 
impressive manner.

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