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Sherrod Brown: I rise today to issue a long-overdue correction to the Congressional Record on behalf of Ohioan Cornell Anderson. In…

On the recordDecember 19, 2024
I rise today to issue a long-overdue correction to the Congressional Record on behalf of Ohioan Cornell Anderson. In 1984, Mr. Anderson was selected as a Black Achiever by the YMCA of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. While former Ohio Representative Thomas Luken recognized Mr. Anderson's achievement in a statement for the Congressional Record on June 14, 1984, unfortunately, Mr. Anderson's name was listed incorrectly. Today, I would like to issue a simple correction to ensure Mr. Anderson's name is captured correctly in the Congressional Record. Representative Luken's original remarks can be found in Volume 130, No. 81 of the Congressional Record, beginning on page 16614. They are also listed here in their entirety, replacing Mr. Anderson's name with a corrected version. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have that statement printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Recognizing the Young Mens Christian Association of Cincinnati Black Achievers of 1984 Mr. Speaker, as Representative of the First Congressional District of Ohio, I ask my colleagues to join with me in saluting the Young Mens Christian Association of Cincinnati Black Achievers of 1984 on the occasion of the 6th annual awards dinner on June 15, 1984.…
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Sherrod Brown
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Dec 19, 2024

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