[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 154 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN VISIONARY JAMES W. ROUSE

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join 
me today in a tribute to an American visionary and native Marylander, 
James W. Rouse. Today James Rouse is receiving our Nation's highest 
civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  Mr. Rouse is best known as the creator of shopping malls and 
Columbia, MD, the largest planned city in America. However, in 
addition, James Rouse has devoted his life to implementing a vision 
that has transformed and improved the lives of millions of Americans.
  Madam Speaker, many say that with developments such as the Inner 
Harbor in Baltimore, James Rouse is singularly responsible for saving 
American cities. His nonprofit Enterprise Foundation formed in 1981 
helps low-income neighborhood groups in cities across America rebuild 
their housing.
  Mr. Rouse's words should inspire us all. ``A full life is not 
achieved through one's material well-being, but by dealing with the 
whole of life wherever one is. Circumstances have placed me in the life 
of the city. I see so many things that ought to be better.''
  Congratulations, Mr. Rouse.

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