Mark Alford: “The Congressional Art Competition began back in 1982, and since then more than 650,000 students have entered. As we…”

“The Congressional Art Competition began back in 1982, and since then more than 650,000 students have entered. As we speak, the winning art from 435 districts is being displayed in the tunnel here that connects our office buildings. Our office wanted to do something different, Mr. Speaker, something that would instill patriotism back in America, especially for our young people, so our Fourth Congressional District of Missouri is starting the congressional speech competition. I hope it catches on with other Members here. These are students from all over our district that have entered this contest. We had a big turnout for this. The assignment was: ``What America Means to Me.'' This week, I will be reading the top 10 speeches from these individuals. Speech by Maddie Arnett”