Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record speeches that I had previously given in Montana for four Congressional Medal citations. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Congressional Medals Citation, Alen C. Storm, July 15, 2016, Kalispell, MT Today I wish to honor Alen C. Storm, a resident of Kalispell, Montana, and decorated veteran of the Iraq war. Alen, on behalf of myself, my fellow Montanans, and the United States of America, I would like to extend our deepest thanks for your service. Alen was born on January 8, 1987, in Walla Walla, Washington, to Robert Storm and Valadia (Val-ah-dee-ah) Hunt. He grew up as the youngest of seven children in Hermiston, Oregon, with three older brothers and three older sisters. His father was a logger, truck driver, and Army vet, just like Alen's grandfather before him. Alen also looked up to his oldest brother, Michael, who was about 20 years Alen's senior. Michael was the first of the siblings to carry on the Storm's legacy of service. As a 25- year army veteran, Michael served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Desert Storm. But the family's desire to protect and defend didn't end there. Alen has yet another brother, Trenton, who actually served in Iraq at the same time that Alen did, as well as a sister, Kathy, who is a 22-year Navy veteran. So this was the legacy Alen faced when he began weighing his options after graduation.…”