Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to recognize Denton County, Texas and members of the Denton County leadership delegation who are visiting here in Washington, D.C. this week. These local officials and business leaders understand that what goes on here in Washington affects their local communities. So this trip, this trip they make every 2 years, is a very important one.

Over the next several days, these individuals will meet with members of the leadership here in Congress, Senators and Representatives from Texas and across the country and, in addition, will find time to visit the soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

I'm pleased to welcome members of some of the chambers of commerce and business associations of Denton County, along with several Denton County local officials to the Nation's Capital.

I also want to thank them for helping to make Denton County a place of entrepreneurship and economic opportunity.

Mr. Speaker, I will submit the names of the Denton County delegation for the Record.


Sandra Kathleen Beahm
Kent Collins
Patrick L. Davis
Andrew Thomas Eads
Ginger Ann Eads
Al Filidoro
Chuck Fremeux
Kelly Leigh Heslep
Cynthia Rae Howard
Claude E. King
Michael Leavitt
Dee Leggett
Tod Mahoney
Matthew McCormick
Tami McCormick
Scott Ran all McDearmont
Shannon McGary
Brandon McGary
William J. Meek
Stan Morton
Jody Smith
Suzene Thompson
Harold Dean Ueckert
Cathrine Ann Ueckert
Charlotte Jeanette Wilcox

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