for those who don't know, he was born in trinity, texas and had education at sam houston state university. he attended the u.s. naval academy. he loved this country. he was willing to lay down his life for this country. between 1956 and 1960, charlie wilson served in the united states navy, attained the rank of lieutenant. and the man knew about defending america. it was a part of his heart and soul and was something he carried with him throughout his life. his political career began in 1960 when he was elected to the texas house of representatives and as my friend, mr. edwards, mentioned actually, the official version is, it began in 1960 when he was elected to the house of representatives in texas, but actually it did begin when his neighbor poisonned his dog and charlie got so active as a young high school kid, he started taking people to the polls to make sure there were enough people to defeat the man that poisonned his dog. that was his start in politics. but he saw what one person could do if they were determined enough and sincere enough and gave it their all. but he was also, giv

while attending sam houston state university in huntsville, texas, wilson was appointed to the united states naval academy and received his b.s. degree, graduating eighth from the bottom of his class in 1956. however, that was not a testimony to how charlie wilson would serve this nation. he served in the navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant, he graduated, or graduated as a gunnery officer, he was a fine -- he was assigned to a destroyer that searched for soviet submarines he took a top secret post at the pentagon as part of an intelligence unit that evaluated the soviet union's nuclear forces. wilson came into politics by volunteering for john f. kennedy's presidential campaign in 1960. after a 30-day leave from the navy he entered his name into the race for texas representative from his home district. while back on duty, his mother, sister, and their friends went door to door campaigning. it worked and at age 27, he was sworn into office. for the next dozen year, wilson was known as the liberal from lufkin. in 1978, he came to the united states congress. he was a power. he was a m

it's a chamber filled with statues of great americans, sam houston, lou wallace, william jennings bryant soldiers, heroes of times past. i thought of the verse that says we're surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses. standing here tonight, i believe we are as well. and not just those looking in tonight from here and around the country, but by those that have gone before. men and women who did freedom's work in their time. who persevered. who made this the greatest nation on earth, possible. now it's our turn. we can reform health care without putting our country on a pathway toward socialized medicine. we can reform health care by giving the american people more choices, not more government. so i say to my democratic colleagues, stand with those who have gone before, and made the hard choices to defend freedom in their time. stand with us. stand for freedom. and the american people will stand with you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from south carolina. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. spratt: i first recognize for unanimous consent

sam houston state and baylor. seth: this is one of those days the favorites were in trouble.got a bit of a scare but pulled away down the stretch. greg g.: meanwhile in oklahoma city, north texas and kansas state. wildcats were on a roll. greg a.: pulls up for the long-range three. and again, dominique sutton for the finish. kansas state looks like a team trying to get to the finals. greg g.: in san jose, murray state and vanderbilt. jenkins with a midrange jumper. seth: game of the day, greg. thomas for murray state going to make a jumper and put them up by three. at the buzzer, murray state with the upset. they beat them on the boards. they had great defense, even scoring. greg g.: they play the winner of the butler-utep game. robert morris against villanova. scottie reynolds for three. greg a.: sutton with a huge block. one of his four. reggie redding tries to dribble clock, able to get the foul is robert morris. coming down, abraham knocks down a three to cut it to one. mezie nwigwe unable to knock the three down and villanova survive and it is advances. greg g.: in new o

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now, sam houston, the commander of those troops and the commander in chief of the troops of the battle of san jacinto had served as a congressman of tennessee, he served as governor of tennessee, and after the battle, san jacinto went on to become elected representative of texas and become one of the first texans to serve in the united states senate, in the seat that i currently occupy. i believe that he and other founders of our republic and now of our great state would be proud of the 24 million americans who call texas home. they would be proud that texas remains a land of opportunity and that we're outperforming the nation in job creation. they would be proud of the fact that texas remains a welcoming state for pioneers of all stripes and we have led the nation in population growth over the last two years as people have voted with their feet and moved to the land of opportunity otherwise known as texas. they would be proud that even during a severe recession, we continue to build businesses and raise families and make our communities even better places to live. just like the foundi

poe: madam speaker, it's sam houston's birthday. he was born in virginia on march 2, 1793 and he lived primarily in tennessee but he got to texas as fast as he could. houston fought with davey crockett and andrew jackson during the creek indian wars of 1812. later he served as a congressman and governor of tennessee. sam spent time throughout his life living with the cherokee indians where the chief adopted him, naming him the rache. he finally pulled up stakes and moved to texas to fight for texas independence against mexico. general sam and the boys successfully led the tax yans at the battle of an jew is intera and texas became the free and independent nation. sam houston was the president for nine years, nine years later when texas joined the union he became governor and then a u.s. senator. he is the only person in united states history to have served as a governor and member of congress from two states. the city of houston and one of my grandsons is named in his honor. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: fo

general sam houston had the time he needed to devise a strategy to rally other texas volunteers to defeatta ana in a battle on december 21, 1836. the war was over and the lone star flag was visible. texas claimed land that now includes mexico, oklahoma, colorado, kansas, wyoming, even up to the canadian border. 1845, texas was admitted to the union by one vote. by treaty with the united states, texas may divide into five states and the texas is to fly even with the u.s. flag and not below. texas was a glorious nation and won freedom and independence because fierce volunteers fought for the death. one of my grandsons is named barrett houston. and colonel travis final letter, he signed off with three words, god and texas. god and texas. god and texas. >> this is the 174 birthday of the republic of texas and commend you for the fine work that you do, not just for your constituency in the houston area, but for the entire state and america, god bless you, congressman poe. mr. poe: reclaiming my time, and that's just the way it is, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back

one of his superiors, colonel adams, whom he met while going through basic training at fort sam houston, said of him, quote, he was a tremendous young man. he volunteered to go into civil affairs and every email he sent was upbeat and positive and he felt he was making a real difference in the lives of the iraqi people. today, by naming this new facility after him, we are ensuring that major soltes' spirits lives on every time a patient's quality of life is improved, major soltes, his dedication will continue. to his family, we salute you. and with this act of congress, we forever remember the sacrifice major soltes gave. whether giving their most vibrant and youthful years of service to their country or laying down their lives so that we and our children can sleep safely at night, we must remember all who gave some and some like major soltes who gave all. thank you very much, and i appreciate my colleagues understanding this issue and bringing it up today. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields to the gentleman from arkansas. mr. boozman: again, madam