[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10100]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE CITIES OF VICKSBURG, 
                     MISSISSIPPI, AND DAYTON, OHIO

 Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, today I wish to express my 
appreciation to the Dayton Development Coalition, the city of Dayton, 
OH, and the Air Force Research Laboratory for recently hosting city 
officials and community leaders from Vicksburg, MS. Representatives 
from the Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi State 
University, and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center 
also joined this trip to share ideas about how these two communities 
can continue their progress in support of these two critically 
important Department of Defense laboratories.
  I would like to especially recognize Jeff Hoagland, Michael Gessel, 
and John Ingham of the Dayton Development Coalition for the guidance 
and insight they have provided and continue to provide to the Vicksburg 
community. I also appreciate Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and the offices of 
the Senators from Ohio for their hospitality and insight. We hope that 
this is the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship between the 
city of Vicksburg, MS, and the city of Dayton, OH. I look forward to 
our continued work together and hope that Vicksburg will be able to 
host a delegation from Dayton in the near future.

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