HONORING GACKS' 102ND BIRTHDAY

On 2026-04-20, Representative Brian Jack (R-GA-3) delivered a floor speech titled "HONORING GACKS' 102ND BIRTHDAY" in the House.

HONORING GACKS' 102ND BIRTHDAY

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026)] [House] [Pages H2984-H2985] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING GACKS' 102ND BIRTHDAY (Mr. JACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. JACK. Mr. Speaker, I intended to address the House last Friday, on April 17, but our legislative calendar shifted, and the House was not the session. As a result, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 102nd birthday of someone very special to me, my grandmother, whom my family affectionately refers to as Gacks. My grandmother was born on April 17, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa, and today she resides in Georgia, blessed with incredible health. At the early age of 102, [[Page H2985]] my grandmother still drives a car, shops at the grocery store, and attends a weekly exercise class with her friends. I am my grandmother's only grandchild, which is notable because she will forever have a perfect record of having her grandchildren elected to Congress. Since her 95th birthday, we have celebrated her birthday in very special ways. This year, my grandmother is watching at home with family as we wish her, from the floor of the United States House of Representatives, a very happy 102nd birthday. ____________________