[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 64 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CHILDREN AND THE ENVIRONMENT

  (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, last week I received this letter from Judi 
LeVine's kindergarten class at Arundel School in San Carlos, CA. It is 
really a plea from her students for Congress to save the environment, 
especially our rain forests, and our animals, our endangered species.
  Even 5-year-old children can see the value in conserving our natural 
resources. Yet Republican leaders in Congress seem unable to grasp the 
need to preserve our environment for the next generation.
  The parents may send us to the Congress; they are the ones that cast 
the votes. But the children are the ones that we need to remember as we 
shape their future. It is their future that we are shaping, and we 
should never lose sight of that. Because the opinion of the American 
people has weighed in and has forced the GOP leaders to abandon some of 
their destructive attacks on endangered species and wilderness areas, 
we must never let our guard down against similar assaults.
  So to all the kids at the school, I have gotten the message. I hope 
the rest of the Congress has.

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