[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5559]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF NRECA INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS FROM ALABAMA RURAL 
                  ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVES

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                            HON. MARTHA ROBY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 4, 2017

  Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize and thank nineteen 
constituents from my district who work for Central Alabama Electric 
Cooperative, located in Prattville, Alabama; Covington Electric 
Cooperative, located in Andalusia, Alabama; and Alabama Rural Electric 
Association of Cooperatives, located in Montgomery, Alabama. 
Volunteering as power linemen and staff liaisons for NRECA 
International, these Journeyman Linemen have dedicated themselves to 
building and upgrading power lines to help communities receive 
affordable, safe and reliable electricity.
  They have worked side by side with NRECA International in the town of 
Guastatoya, Guatemala, and in the city of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, 
and most recently on the USAID-funded Pilot Project for Sustainable 
Electricity Distribution in Caracol, Haiti.
  In Guatemala, they constructed a power line to electrify three 
villages, Mirador, Tamarindal, and Castanal, bringing a better way of 
life to more than 300 families. In the latest project, more than 9,000 
consumers in Caracol and 10,000 more consumers in surrounding 
communities will eventually be connected with electricity.
  The service and sacrifice of these linemen and electric cooperative 
staff will ultimately impact the lives of thousands of Guatemalans and 
Haitians, resulting in improvements in healthcare, education, and 
economic opportunity.
  For all of you who have given your time, Bruce Adamson, Kevin 
Anderson, Lamar Daugherty, Reed Daugherty, Jimmy Gray, Aaron Ismail, 
Keith Hay, Michael Kelley, Michael Longcrier, Darren Maddox, Ross 
Parker, Kevin Powell, Heath Smith, Ted Stettler, Alan Thrash, Josh 
Till, Clay Walker, Josh Winburn, and Julie Young, I thank them for 
their service.

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