[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING DR. BEN CARSON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Wilson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful that 
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Dr. Ben Carson to serve as 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, where he will promote 
opportunity for success for everyone.
  President-elect Trump announced: ``Ben Carson has a brilliant mind 
and is passionate about strengthening communities and families within 
those communities . . . Ben shares my optimism about the future of our 
country and is part of ensuring that this is a Presidency representing 
all Americans.''
  Dr. Carson knows that there is power in education and hard work. He 
earned a full scholarship to Yale University, received his doctorate 
from the University of Michigan, and then, at just age 33, became the 
director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins.
  With his dear wife, Candy, he started the Carson Scholars Fund, a 
valuable national scholarship program to empower students from all 
backgrounds to strive for academic excellence and community service.
  Our Nation is fortunate that Dr. Ben Carson has been nominated to 
this important position, and I am confident in his future success for 
American families.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.
  9/11 was the Pearl Harbor of our era, being a surprise attack on our 
civilization. President-elect Donald Trump, with Secretary of Defense 
Jim Mattis, will lead us to victory to protect American families.

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