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Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to recognize Gabe White. His family is here at the Capitol today. He is a West Virginian who tragically lost his life a year ago, I believe, this week.

Gabe is a native of Gilmer County. He was 20 years old when he passed away. It was as a result of a barge accident in Follansbee, WV.

At the request of his family, Senator Manchin and I have introduced a resolution to declare March 22--the date of Gabe's tragic passing--as National Inland Waterways Workers Safety Awareness Day. It is our hope to ensure that similar accidents such as this will never happen again.

The resolution is currently moving towards passage in the Senate, and I would encourage my colleagues to support this.

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