Ted Poe: “birth is a happy event for all peoples. We rejoice because we hope that child will make the world better. Every time a…”

“birth is a happy event for all peoples. We rejoice because we hope that child will make the world better. Every time a child is born, the Good Lord is making a bet on the future of mankind. We do not pick our parents, and we do not get to pick the country of our birth. And we who are born in the U.S.A. are the most fortunate of all people in the history of the world. Last night in Waco, Texas, about the time the sun was going down, 8:29 p.m., Elizabeth Lenna Alexander was born, 7 pounds 3 ounces, July 12, 2005. The world she has been born into is full of the good and the not so good. Our country must always be willing to protect the greatest resource, the innocent of our country, the soul of our future, our children. It is my hope that her parents, Kara and Shane Alexander, will raise Elizabeth with a sense of justice and compassion, community, courage, and a deep sense and concern for liberty. So Elizabeth, as your grandfather, I welcome you to the U.S.A. Make it a better place, a place of more freedom. ____________________”