[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CHILDHOOD HUNGER DAY

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to commend the American 
Culinary Federation for its efforts to combat the problem of childhood 
hunger in the United States. Although we are the richest nation on 
Earth, each day 1 out of 12 children under the age of 12 goes to bed 
hungry. In my own State of New Jersey, 91,000 children must endure 
hunger as their constant companion. Children are our most valuable 
natural resource, and as a nation we cannot tolerate a situation where 
our youngest citizens are deprived the most basic necessity.
  Mr. President, I know that we all agree that steps must be taken to 
end the epidemic of childhood hunger. If we do not condemn this 
situation by our actions, then we condone it by our inaction.
  Mr. President, in New Jersey, the Jersey Shore Chapter of the 
American Culinary Federation is dedicated to fighting this scourge. 
Among its many activities, on October 16, the federation will again be 
holding its Childhood Hunger Day Forum in Washington, DC. The event is 
designed to increase awareness of the problem of childhood hunger, and 
it will give voice to the millions of small children who suffer in 
silence.
  Mr. President, I applaud the foundation's efforts, and I wish it 
every success on Childhood Hunger Day and for all of their future 
endeavors.

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