[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                        EXERCISE 26TH AMENDMENT

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                            HON. DAN BURTON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 1994

  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make a plea to 
the youth of America, and that is quite simply, exercise your 26th 
amendment right to vote. I feel it is more than a right, it is a 
responsibility. As tomorrow's leaders, the youth of today hold the 
future of our country within their grasp.
  Yesterday I met with two of our future leaders. They were Nate Adoba 
and Todd Wood, the president and vice president of the student body at 
Ball State University in Muncie, IN. These two outstanding young men 
were in Washington to attend a ``Lead or Leave'' conference, whose goal 
was to encourage America's youth to become involved and head to the 
polls.
  These young men lamented to me their desire to see their peers join 
them in taking an active role in our Government by voting for its 
members. I told them when I was in the Indiana State Legislature I 
sponsored the bill to lower the voting age to 18. I assured them I 
would continue to do what I could to encourage our youth to become more 
involved. This country belongs to all of the people, old and young.
  Mr. Speaker, it encourages me to see civically active and responsible 
young people like Nate and Todd. It is my hope that others will see 
their example and follow it, for our future depends on young leaders.

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