[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1332]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      THE JAYCEE ALLIANCE MOBILIZES YOUNG AMERICANS TO GET INVOLVED

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 27, 1995
  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I take great pride today in saluting the 
commencement of an organization created so that young Americans in 
their twenties, thirties, and forties can have a collective voice on 
pertinent Federal issues of the day. The Jaycee Alliance is a new 
national, grassroots organization, boasting 150,000 members, that will 
allow concerned and involved young leaders to contribute their thoughts 
and experiences on issues before the U.S. Congress and State 
legislatures, and will form a compact between each generation of 
Americans to the next.
  I applaud the success of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce--
Jaycees--organization and I proudly point to my membership as a Jaycee 
at an early age as essential in my professional development. I firmly 
believe that the new Jaycee Alliance is an intelligent and much needed 
organization that will edify and mobilize thousands of new leaders into 
the 21st century. We are facing some very serious challenges in terms 
of this and future generations' responsibility to prioritize Government 
spending in a fiscally prudent fashion. I am pleased that the Jaycee 
Alliance has already pledged its support for the balanced budget 
amendment, which I too have supported throughout my years in public 
office.
  Many young business people and homemakers are striving to achieve the 
American dream and make their communities better places to live. These 
are bright, energetic people who are interested in securing and 
creating high-wage jobs, keeping their streets safe, and promoting the 
highest quality of education in their children's schools. The 
challenges we, as Americans, face are certainly daunting, but they pale 
in comparison to the energy this young, invigorated group has to offer. 
Now is the time that people in the early and middle stages of their 
careers should mark as the day on which they were invited to get 
involved. In the finest tradition of the Jaycees, I am confident that 
the alliance will succeed in becoming the voice of young Americans.


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