[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND BRUCE MIROGLIO

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Thompson) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special 
recognition to our guest chaplain, Deacon Bruce Miroglio.
  Deacon Miroglio serves in The St. Helena Catholic Church, my church 
in my hometown. It is where I was baptized, received my First 
Communion, was confirmed, and where Jan and I renewed our wedding vows.
  I was born, grew up, and still live in our community, in the 
community that the deacon serves, so I know personally how deeply he 
cares for our community and how much he and our church have given back 
to our town.
  Growing up, Bruce didn't know if he wanted to be a priest or a 
lawyer, so he took the sage advice of ``when you have a choice between 
two great things, take them both.''
  In both careers, he has embodied selflessness, compassion, and quiet 
generosity. He has guided people through challenging times, comforted 
them in times of grief, always pursued righteousness, and has never 
wavered in his devotion to bettering the lives of others.
  St. Helena is blessed to have him today; and today, we, in the House, 
are equally as blessed.

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