HONORING THE COURAGEOUS ACT OF DEAN ARP

HONORING THE COURAGEOUS ACT OF DEAN ARP

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)] [House] [Page H519] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING THE COURAGEOUS ACT OF DEAN ARP (Mr. MOORE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MOORE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I want to follow up on the comments made by my colleague from North Carolina (Mr. Harris) about Representative Dean Arp. I had the opportunity to serve in the North Carolina General Assembly with him for many years. Talk about a man who embodies a servant's heart. That is Dean Arp. Part of the rest of the story that Representative Harris didn't get a chance to mention, because of the time constraints, was that this was no ordinary thing. When Representative Arp saw this trailer on fire, he had to actually go inside. The lady was in a wheelchair. I think he described her wheelchair as being as hot as a pan on a stove. He got her out of there and clearly saved her life. The one thing that is very telling about Representative Arp is he didn't give credit to himself. He gave credit to God. He said something told him to go back and had him on that particular route that day at that time to save that lady's life. On behalf of all of our colleagues in the House, I congratulate Representative Dean Arp, a fine North Carolinian, a fine American, and a fine man of God. ____________________