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| https://fortenberry.house.gov/media-center/fort-reports/fort-report-thanksgiving-4 | Fort Report: Thanksgiving | 2018-11-21 | 2018 | 2018-11 | Republican | House | NE | Jeff Fortenberry | F000449 | fortenberry.house.gov | legacy | I wish you a blessed and happy Thanksgiving with your family. As I was thinking about this Fort Report, I thought it would be nice to just list some of the good things, good trends happening in our world: U.S. unemployment is at its lowest rate in almost 50 years, as millions of Americans find meaningful work. Worldwide rates of extreme poverty are at an all-time low. In 1969, the river that flows through Clevelandcaught fire. Now it is safe for fishing. There are more trees across the earth today than there were 36 years ago. There has been some slight recovery of bee populations. Once near the point of total extinction, mountain gorillas are making a comeback. Transitions of power in America still happen through elections. Chief Standing Bear was arrested for leaving hisreservationto bury his son. Now his statue will represent Nebraska in the United States Capitol. A statue of Willa Cather, whoseimaginationand vivid portrait of Nebraskaprairielife earned her a Pulitzer Prize, will also hold pride of place in the U.S. Capitol. Americans give more to charity than anyone else in the world. A Muslim-founded crowdfunding site, LaunchGood, raised over $240,000 for Tree of Life Synagogue victims. Americans are among the most likely to help a stranger. Russians spend 31%of their money on groceries. Americans spend 6%, the lowest in the world. Saturday Night Liveactually apologized to new Congressman Dan Crenshaw, a soldier blinded in one eye from the wounds he received in Afghanistan. Order being restored: the Nebraska Cornhuskers were victorious in four of their last five football games. By the time you read this, one more?! | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |