[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8735]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE YOUTH TOUR

  (Mr. ROKITA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize more than 1,800 
youth from 47 States across America visiting our Nation's Capital this 
week as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. 
This trip is a tradition that has continued for over 50 years.
  Mr. Speaker, the goal of the tour is to bring together students from 
all walks of life to attend meetings with their Senators and 
Representatives to ask us questions and witness the legislative process 
firsthand. I just came from a meeting with those from Indiana, and they 
had excellent questions of me, and we had a great discussion.
  These students are all sponsored by a local electric cooperative in 
which the student is a member or an associate member. This year, 34 of 
Indiana's 38 electric cooperatives have sponsored a total of 82 
students for the trip. I am proud that many of them reside in my 
district.
  I want to thank America's electric cooperatives, and specifically 
those from Indiana, for working with the National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association to support and sponsor this opportunity for the 
next generation of young leaders.

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