[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2059-2060]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING BISHOP PERRY THOMPSON

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Rush) is recognized for 1 minute.

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  There was no objection.
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Bishop Perry N. Thompson 
of Richmond, Virginia, for offering the opening prayer.
  A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology and Norfolk State 
University, Bishop Thompson is the senior pastor of the Freedom Chapel 
International Christian Center here in Washington, D.C., and Bishop 
Thompson oversees ministries abroad in Brazil, Ecuador, Liberia, 
Mexico, Russia, and Ukraine.
  Mr. Speaker, Bishop Thompson is the Admissions and Financial Officer 
for the Supreme Court of the United States, the First Vice President of 
Administration for RBI Institute, and serves on the Executive Board of 
the Apostolic World Christian Fellowship.
  Mr. Speaker, Bishop Thompson is also the pastor of our beloved 
colleague Joyce Hamlett, Assistant Sergeant at Arms in charge of floor 
security.
  Mr. Speaker, again I thank Bishop Perry N. Thompson for his excellent 
work and for his being here today.

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