[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12758-12759]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CELEBRATING THE KEYSTONE JOB CORPS CENTER'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 25, 2017

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor for me to recognize 
the Keystone Job Corps on its 50th Anniversary.
  For the past 50 years, the Keystone Job Corps Center has helped young 
people in Pennsylvania's 11th District realize their potential through 
work training and continued education. Keystone, and its dedicated 
faculty, make it possible for students to find their path forward--
whether that be immediately entering the workforce, or through other 
higher education opportunities.
  But Keystone's investment in its students does not stop there. The 
center teaches students how to be active members of their communities. 
I witnessed this firsthand when I was Mayor of Hazleton. I saw Keystone 
students work tirelessly to restore old sidewalks around City Hall. 
They even took part in a downtown beautification project--designing 
trash receptacles that are admired to this day. They continue to 
participate in the United Way's annual Thanksgiving Dinner and 
volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
  In a similar way, the Hazleton area community gives back to Keystone. 
Keystone has a strong relationship with the Butler Township Police 
Department--one that has been ongoing for the past five decades. 
Officers will come to campus to talk to students interested in a career 
in security, and discuss the rewards of being in law enforcement. Local 
church leaders will come to the center to give students a chance to 
talk to someone if something is bothering them. Retired members of the 
community will drop by to tutor students. I've even been able to 
provide Keystone students with a unique insight into our nation's

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political process through internships in my offices here in 
Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District. Keystone has become a 
staple in the Hazleton area community--something that is clearly seen 
in the partnerships it has developed.
  As someone who grew up in Hazleton, I am eternally grateful for the 
work the center does on behalf of its students and our community. As a 
Member of Congress and as the Republican Chair of the Congressional Job 
Corps Caucus, I commend Keystone and its faculty for working every day 
to change the course of a young person's life through engagement and 
education. I congratulate the Keystone Job Corps Center on all it has 
accomplished in the last 50 years, and I wish its staff, faculty, and 
students all the best throughout the next 50 years.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the Keystone Job Corps on 
its 50th Anniversary.

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