[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2420]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TECHNOLOGY IS THE FUTURE

  (Mr. EMMER of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Tom 
Ardolf and Avant-Garde Technology Liberation for the recent win at the 
International Consumer Electronics Show. The group earned the Health 
and Wellness Project of the Year from the Consumer Technology 
Association.
  Ardolf and his group designed an impressive home automation system 
for a woman who is a quadriplegic. Originally, they were asked to 
create a system that would allow the woman to easily change the volume 
on her television. Instead, they went above and beyond, creating a 
system that allows her to control her entire media center, unlock her 
door, adjust her lighting, and even place phone calls.
  Technology's role in the world is rapidly increasing. With the 
increase, many new frontiers have been discovered and explored. I am 
proud to represent a State and district that is home to medical 
innovation.
  I am constantly amazed by how technology has the capacity to improve 
and even save lives. That is exactly what Tom Ardolf and his team 
demonstrated with this automation system. I applaud their ingenuity.

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