[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING RUNNING START

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, as the first Hispanic woman elected to 
serve in Congress and as the 2016 Republican co-chair of Running Start, 
I am proud to recognize the great work that Running Start does to 
empower young women to become engaged in elective office.
  Since its inception almost 10 years ago, Running Start has trained 
over 10,000 young ladies, many of whom are currently assisting in our 
congressional offices throughout the Star Fellowship program.
  I have seen firsthand the level of commitment and professionalism 
that these young women possess. My office was introduced to Whitney 
Holliday, our first Start fellow, in 2009. Since then we have hosted a 
number of remarkable young women, including Lucinda Borque, Alexandra 
Curtis, Sarah Fink, and Shannon Carney. One of my staffers, Taylor 
Johnson, is also a proud alumna of this wonderful Running Start 
program.
  They have all proven to be resilient young women with the skills 
necessary to thrive and become the leaders of tomorrow.

                          ____________________