July 12, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 117 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                    RECOGNIZING COACH JESSE BURLESON

  (Mr. ARRINGTON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize a special guest who 
is here with us in the gallery today, Jesse Burleson, the head coach of 
the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys football program, located in the 
heart of the big country, Abilene, Texas.
  Coach is joined today by his wife, Lois, and his daughters, Lainey 
and Marisa.
  Under Coach Burleson's leadership, the Cowboys have enjoyed 
unprecedented success, going 36 and 4 in the past four seasons, making 
four consecutive playoff appearances, and graduating 14 All-Americans 
and two Rimington Trophy winners.
  Coach stresses the importance of hard work, discipline, and the 
necessity of making sacrifices to achieve goals. The most important 
thing that these Cowboys will learn while they are playing football at 
Hardin-Simmons is that God loves them, that He has a plan for them, and 
that if they follow Him, there is nothing they cannot overcome or 
achieve in this world.
  Thank you, Coach Burleson. Hooyah, Cowboys. Go west Texas.

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