November 15, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 183 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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




     RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OKLAHOMA INTERCOLLEGIATE 
                              LEGISLATURE

  (Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, today I rise to 
recognize the 50th anniversary of the Oklahoma Intercollegiate 
Legislature, a student run and led mock-government organization.
  OIL has brought together thousands of young people from every corner 
of my State to learn how to effect change and to make their voices 
heard in our democracy.
  OIL replicates every part of Oklahoma's State government, from our 
legislative branch to the Governor's office to the judiciary.
  The college students who participate in this program draft their own 
legislation, build lifelong and often bipartisan friendships, and learn 
what it takes to move an idea from concept to reality. They learn how 
to craft policy, negotiate and compromise, and how to lead.
  I know because, as a young college student, I was a member of OIL and 
learned these lessons myself, as have so many of Oklahoma's current 
leaders in government, civic, and business communities.
  So, today, please join me in celebrating OIL's 50th anniversary and 
the impact it has and will have on Oklahoma's students and future 
leaders.

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