[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4051]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING PASTOR DENNIS FOUNTAIN

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Washington (Mr. 
Newhouse) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with the honor to welcome today's 
guest chaplain, Pastor Dennis Fountain, the pastor of Moses Lake 
Baptist Church in Moses Lake, Washington.
  Pastor Fountain has crossed the Cascade Mountain divide to serve 
common needs on both sides of Washington State. Pastor Fountain began 
his ministry in 2006 as a youth pastor in Lakewood, in western 
Washington. He headed east across the Cascades to plant Moses Lake 
Baptist Church, which first opened its doors 4 years ago this month. 
Pastor Fountain also currently serves as the chaplain for the Grant 
County Sheriff's Office. I would like to thank him for his faithfulness 
and commitment to serve the needs of the people of our State, 
particularly first responders and the law enforcement community.
  It is my privilege to welcome Pastor Fountain and his wife, Hannah, 
to the House of Representatives as fellow Washingtonians. I extend the 
thanks of this body for his delivering the morning prayer, and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in making Pastor Fountain's time in our Nation's 
Capital warm and inviting.

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