[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 80 (Wednesday, June 22, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 22, 1994]
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                  CONGRESS NEEDS TO PUT CHILDREN FIRST

  (Ms. FURSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FURSE. Mr. Speaker, we in the Congress are always asked to solve 
so many problems, and of course we have been elected to govern, but so 
many problems exist that I want to talk about two companies in my State 
of Oregon who decided to do something about those problems on their 
own. These two companies received the Child Help USA Awards, and I want 
to tell the Members what they did.
  Smith Home Furnishings put up a program on Christmas trees that 
raised $30,000 for at-risk children. They got canned food for 5,000 
families in Portland, OR. They just instituted a new program where 
parents can come in and do a 2-minute video. In case their child is 
lost, the police can use this video to help find those children.
  U.S. Bancorp also received a Child Help Award. They raised $15 
million for at-risk children in the State of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, these 
companies did not wait for us. They went out on their own to do this. 
They put children first. Mr. Speaker, I think we in the Congress need 
to put children first.

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