[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2102-2103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING SENATOR BARRY GOLDWATER

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that Congress 
today will honor a great American patriot, Barry Goldwater, with a 
statue in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol.
  On July 4, 1963, I visited Washington, by bus, for the first time to 
participate in the National Draft Goldwater Rally. Senator Goldwater's 
legacy of promoting limited government, a strong national defense--
leading to victory in the cold war--and protecting personal freedoms is 
more vital than ever. As a teenage Republican, I lived the southern 
Republican revolution he inspired. He helped transform the South from 
nonexistent, or insignificant, Republican legislative membership in 
1963, culminating in 2014 with Republican legislative majorities in all 
States from Virginia to Texas and Oklahoma to Arkansas.
  I am grateful the southern Republican revolution has created an open 
process in South Carolina, with Nikki Haley being the first female 
Governor in 340 years, with Tim Scott being the first popularly elected 
African American ever elected in the South to the U.S. Senate, and Alan 
Wilson being elected America's youngest attorney general.

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  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President never 
forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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