September 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 150 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING WICK'S PIES ON ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Pence) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with the sweetest news from the Sixth 
Congressional District of Indiana. On September 25, the famous Wick's 
Pies will celebrate its 75th anniversary in business.
  Hoosier families have come to know Wick's for its delicious pies and 
baked goods that have been a staple in Randolph County since 1944. 
Duane ``Wick'' Wickersham started this business by delivering pies from 
his 1934 Buick sedan. Within 4 years, he was producing over 300 pies a 
day.
  Wick's is renowned for its sugar cream pie, a Hoosier specialty since 
that has become the State's official State pie.
  To this day, Wick's Pies remains family owned and can produce 10,000 
pies in a single 8-hour shift. Wick's distributes to more than 40 
States, though you can't beat a fresh slice from Mr. Wick's restaurant 
on Cherry Street in Winchester, which I have enjoyed.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Wick's Pies.


        Lack of High-Speed Internet Access Impacts All Americans

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, earlier in the year, I had the privilege of 
sitting in Ranking Member Graves' chair for a portion of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure Members' Day Hearing. Regardless 
of the diverse backgrounds or districts we represent, my Republican and 
Democratic colleagues echoed familiar stories of how the lack of high-
speed internet access is impacting their constituents.
  To address this issue, I worked with my colleague and fellow Hoosier, 
Congressman Visclosky, to introduce the Broadband Interagency 
Coordination Act, legislation to close the digital divide in rural 
America. Our bill directs the FCC, USDA, and NTIA to enter into an 
agreement to coordinate the distribution of Federal funds for broadband 
deployment.
  We are working to make it easier for rural communities to access 
high-speed internet. We must close the digital divide and ensure 
Hoosiers and rural Americans are not left behind.

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