W. Weldon said "I rise today to welcome and to pay tribute to 43 of the best and brightest young people that I have in my congressional district in Pennsylvania. Each year I invite every high school in my district to send their outstanding male and female scholar-athletes to Washington for a day so that we can share with them the experience of our Federal Government and have individuals who have been able to combine athletics with academics here in Washington. I am very happy to have representatives here today from 24 high schools, from Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery Counties. I am proud of them. I am proud of what they have done, but, more importantly, they are the hope and the opportunity of the future for this great Nation. I look forward to working with them as the future leaders of America." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 19, 1994

I rise today to welcome and to pay tribute to 43 of the best and brightest young people that I have in my congressional district in Pennsylvania. Each year I invite every high school in my district to send their outstanding male and female scholar-athletes to Washington for a day so that we can share with them the experience of our Federal Government and have individuals who have been able to combine athletics with academics here in Washington. I am very happy to have representatives here today from 24 high schools, from Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery Counties. I am proud of them. I am proud of what they have done, but, more importantly, they are the hope and the opportunity of the future for this great Nation. I look forward to working with them as the future leaders of America.

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W. Weldon

Republican · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Welcoming scholar-athletes from his congressional district during a tribute on the House floor.

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