[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 140 (Monday, October 30, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2030-E2031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF DR. NINO CAMARDESE AND MEMBERS OF THE OHIO 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO INSTILL A SENSE OF CITIZENSHIP IN 
                              OHIO'S YOUTH

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 30, 2000

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, today, I recognize the efforts of Dr. Nino 
Camardese of Norwalk, Ohio and a bipartisan group of State 
Representatives in the Ohio general Assembly. Recently, legislation was 
introduced in the Ohio General Assembly that calls for a ``bill of 
Responsibilities'' which outlines a student's civic responsibility to 
the state of Ohio and the Nation to be posted in each school. This Bill 
of Responsibilities was developed by Dr. Nino Camardese, a family 
physician in Norwalk, Ohio. Dr. Camardese recognized that there is a 
definitive correlation between freedom and responsibility. He also 
noted that many schoolchildren overlook this fact.
  Dr. Camardese, with the assistance of leaders and educators at a 
Freedom Forum conference, drafted the Bill of Responsibilities, which 
seeks to remind students that citizenship is an essential part of 
liberty. The bill reinforces the fact that students must be good 
citizens, responsible not only to themselves, but to others as well.
  Recently, several members of the Ohio General Assembly drafted a 
resolution that would post the Bill of Responsibilities in each 
classroom across Ohio. I would like to honor the efforts of 
Representatives Bill Taylor, Dixie Allen, Sylvester Patton and Ron 
Young, and recognize the leadership they demonstrated in introducing 
this important legislation in Ohio.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Camardese and these Representatives have taken a 
monumental step to stop the downward spiral of violence,

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substance abuse and apathy present in far too many of this nation's 
youth. I commend them for their efforts.

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