he taught in georgetown prep in washington, well educated, graduated from gonzaga university. at st. dominic's, the call to the priesthood was strong in his heart. he applied, entered, was accepted at st. patricks. he has been a great contributor to our community and supported various parishes in arch diocese during his time as a seminarian. a professional man. alvin grew up at st. peter and paul, he went to sacred heart prep high school. he speaks cantonese, spanish, obviously english. he is an athlete, a very intelligent man, very invested in the liturgical life. we are going to ask him to do some work at the seminary this year in support of our liturgical life. he is a man who can do many things and has dedicated himself because of family members who have been priests and religious women as well in his past back in hong kong. >> i see. interesting. now, you are doing this work, training priests in the seminary, how is the context of priesthood these days? i saw a headline at a recent survey that said seminary enrollment holds steady. i think we are familiar with the 40,000

he has his masters from gonzaga university, which is our local jesuit university, but a proponent of bringing faith and government together to build and sustain healthy communities. it was great to have him here today. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to highlight the care core demonstration act, a bill that congresswoman michelle lujan grisham and i will be introducing this week. every year millions of seniors and individuals with disabilities find themselves in need of long-term care and services. however, our nation faces a critical shortage of caregivers. to address this growing problem, i have joined michelle to introduce the care core demonstration act. this commonsense and bipartisan

he was a good student, graduate of the local all-male prep school gonzaga here in washington, d.c. later the university of virginia , where he actively participated in student and fraternity life. kevin came to his addiction as a working adult while pursuing his talent and passion working in the film industry in hollywood and new york city. he was exposed to opioids as a teen after an injury and told me himself that he thought nothing of them. like so many, he underestimated them. while working, he began self-medicating issues with anxiety and depression with the widely available opioid prescription drug oxycontin. which is a common story, as many struggling with coincident mental health issues develop addiction problems. he quickly became dependent and addicted. he returned home to virginia in fall of 2013 to his family seeking treatment and support. like many struggling in search of treatment, he tried a wide variety of pathways, including detoxification, medicaid assistance programs, and outrageously expensive 28-day be only residential program. some of these were covered by insurance. others were c