Being chosen by ones neighbors to represent them in Congress is one of the greatest honors free people can bestow on a fellow citizen. I owe a great debt of gratitude to my supporters for this chance to serve. It is hard to express in words what it means to have the opportunity to represent a district which was once represented by such political giants as Abraham Lincoln. Everett Dirksen. and Bob Michel. Today I cannot help but think of my parents who instilled in me an ethic of hard work and my grandparents. who immigrated to the U.S. through Ellis Island and eventually settled in ENSIONS OF REMARKS. Vol. 153. Pt. t6 Peoria.
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