[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 24, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6479-H6482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 472) recognizing the 100th 
anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 472

       Whereas the 4-H Youth Development Program celebrates its 
     100th anniversary in 2002;
       Whereas members of the 4-H Youth Development Program pledge 
     their Heads to clearer thinking, their Hearts to greater 
     loyalty, their Hands to larger service, and their Health to 
     better living for the club, the community, the country, and 
     the world;
       Whereas the 4-H Youth Development Program sponsors clubs in 
     rural and urban areas throughout the world;
       Whereas 4-H Clubs have grown to over 5,600,000 annual 
     participants ranging from 5 to 19 years of age;
       Whereas 4-H Clubs strengthen families and communities;
       Whereas 4-H Clubs foster leadership and volunteerism for 
     youth and adults;
       Whereas 4-H Clubs build internal and external partnerships 
     for programming and resource development;
       Whereas today's 4-H Clubs are very diverse, offering 
     projects relating to citizenship and civic education, 
     communications and expressive arts, consumer and family 
     sciences, environmental education and earth sciences, healthy 
     lifestyle education, personal development and leadership, 
     plants, animals, and science and technology; and
       Whereas the 4-H Youth Development Program continues to make 
     great contributions toward the development of well-rounded 
     youth: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) recognizes the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth 
     Development Program and commends the program for service to 
     the youth of the world; and
       (2) urges the President to issue a proclamation calling on 
     the people of the United States to observe a ``National 4-H 
     Youth Development Program Week'' with appropriate ceremonies 
     and activities.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Isakson).


                             General Leave

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks on H. Con. Res. 472.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, today I rise in strong support of H. Con. Res. 472, 
recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program 
and commends the program's contributions toward the development of 
well-rounded youth.
  The 4-H program is the youth education branch of the Cooperative 
Extension Service, a program of the United States Department of 
Agriculture. Members can range from age 5 to 21 and the 4-H experience 
enables its members to have fun, meet new people, learn new life-
skills, build self-confidence, learn responsibility and set and achieve 
goals. It is a program that builds the leaders of tomorrow at the 
local, county, district, state, national and international level.
  Parents, volunteers, community leaders and staff share their time and 
talents with 4-H youth, thereby aiding in the development of these 
young people to reach their fullest potential. The life skill and 
leadership development is accomplished through hands-on learning and by 
utilizing the knowledge of the country's land-grant university system.
  4-H projects are in-depth, hands-on learning experiences for their 
members. Training pets, making clothes, repairing computers, growing 
plants and building rockets are just a few examples of 4-H projects. A 
wide range of projects is offered in each state. Additionally, 4-H 
Members across the country are assisting in closing the gap between the 
technology haves and have-nots. The Access the Future Coalition was 
created to coordinate the efforts of 4-H youths and adults working in 
partnership with organizations across the United States to bridge the 
digital divide.
  I am very pleased to recognize the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth 
Development Program, and I urge my colleagues to support this 
resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to join the gentleman from 
Georgia and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis), and am 
particularly pleased to join my Congressional neighbor, the chief 
sponsor of the resolution, the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Davis), 
in formally recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth 
Development Program.
  The 4-H program originally began as a number of separate farm 
programs for youth. In Illinois, the programs consisted of corn growing 
clubs. In Ohio, they consisted of soil experiments. In Virginia, the 
programs began as corn growing boys and tomato canning clubs for girls. 
In the early 1900s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture organized these 
various youth groups throughout the country into the 4-H program.
  The 4-H program began as a way to involve heads, hearts and hands of 
farm youth in practical hands-on education in agriculture. A fourth H, 
for health, was added on later because of that important issue. Early 
extension agents and educators were able to introduce new technology 
and improved ways of doing things to rural communities through work 
with youth.
  Today, 4-H has grown well beyond its original roots. It involves at 
least 28 percent of U.S. youth during one or more of their K through 12 
grade years, and there are approximately 60 million 4-H alumni. Last 
year, nearly 7 million young men and women participated in 4-H 
programs. More than half of them were from cities and their suburbs. 
Over 30 percent are from racial or ethnic minorities.
  In Virginia, 4-H clubs can be found in each of the State's 107 cities 
and counties, and through its 4-H education centers, Virginia has the 
second largest camping program in the Nation.
  As the 4-H has grown in size, it has also grown in focus. Although 
working with plants and animals is still a major focus of 4-H, 
participants can also choose projects in personnel development and 
leadership, environmental education, science and technology or 
communications. National 4-H initiatives also include workforce 
preparation programs dedicated to helping young people acquire basic 
skills, explore career opportunities and gain experience in the 
workplace.
  All in all, 4-H programs provide opportunities, relationships and 
support for youth to help them acquire the life skills necessary to 
meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleague from Virginia, the 
chief sponsor of the resolution, and salute her for introducing the 
resolution, and

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also want to salute the 4-H Youth Development Program as it celebrates 
its 100th anniversary in 2002, and ask that my colleagues support this 
resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield such time as she may 
consume to the distinguished gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Davis), 
the author of H. Con. Res. 472.
  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to 
urge my colleagues today to support House Concurrent Resolution 472, 
urging the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of 
the United States to observe a national 4-H Youth Development Program 
Week in recognition of the 100 years of contributions to America's 
youth.
  As a mom of two sons who have participated in 4-H programs and having 
been enriched by the experience, I commend this program for motivating 
young people to pledge their heads to clearer thinking, their hearts to 
greater loyalty, their hands to larger service and their health to 
better living for the club, the community, the country and the world.

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  Mr. Speaker, 4-H is the youth education branch of the Cooperative 
Extension Service, a program of the United States Department of 
Agriculture. Each State and each county has access to a county 
extension office for both youth and adult programs, and 4-H programs 
are available to youth with ages ranging from 5 to 21, depending on the 
State.
  As my colleague previously said, 4-H programs originated in Illinois 
and Ohio, with corn-growing clubs for boys and tomato-canning clubs for 
girls; and they have developed into a full range of activities for 
children and youth, ranging from animal sciences to computer 
technology. In Virginia, one of the highlights of 4-H participation is 
the opportunity to display your work and your skill and compete for 
awards at the State fair. We did that for many years with our sons, and 
it was a rewarding experience for the whole family.
  Young people in Virginia can display their skills in dairy, 
livestock, horses, and a variety of other agricultural-related programs 
at the State fair and exhibit to the public their achievements and 
their skills.
  Experiential education is at the heart of 4-H, and it provides young 
people with opportunities of learning and accomplishments that go 
beyond a classroom education. In the 100th anniversary of the program, 
4-H clubs have grown to 5.6 million annual participants and continue to 
provide experiences and opportunities that can impact a child for a 
lifetime. In an age where young people are confronted with many 
negative and destructive influences, 4-H provides them with an 
opportunity to spend their time constructively, cultivating a talent, 
learning a new skill, learning a responsibility, or working with others 
to accomplish a project.
  I urge my colleagues today to join me in commemorating the 100th 
anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program by supporting this 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Speaker, prior to recognizing the gentleman from 
Illinois, I ask unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from California 
(Ms. Solis) be able to control the remaining time on this side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Culberson). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding me this time. I also want to commend my colleague from 
Virginia for introducing this matter to the House. I was not around 100 
years ago for the beginning of the 4-H club movement, but I was around 
50 years ago; and 50 years ago, I was an active member of a 4-H club. 
As I remember those days of my youth, I remember the pledge: ``I pledge 
my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands for 
larger service, and my health for better living for my club, my 
community, and my country,'' and now we add ``the world.''
  But I also remember the glee of participation, the projects that we 
had. One year it was my project to grow 100 Rhode Island red chickens, 
and I managed to bring the 100 in. I broke one's neck one day; I 
stepped on his neck as they were coming to be fed, and I wanted to save 
him. I did not know much about medicine, but I just made myself a 
splint and put some coal oil on the neck and tied it together and the 
poor chicken lived and always walked like this, because it was crooked. 
A great project, though. I learned about electricity one year when I 
worked on another project.
  I simply want to commend all of those individuals who have been 
instrumental in the development of 4-H activity. It does indeed provide 
an opportunity for young people to be actively engaged.
  I remember another motto that they taught us. It had to do with good, 
better and best. Never rest until your good becomes better and your 
better becomes best.
  So I want to thank all of those 4-H club leaders. I also want to 
commend the University of Illinois, which is one of the outstanding 
leaders of the Nation in agricultural extension and in 4-H club work 
and have expanded that to include urban communities. It is a great 
program; it is a great movement. I look forward to visiting 4-H club 
meetings and groups, talking with the young people, looking at their 
projects, hearing what they are doing.
  So again, I commend the gentlewoman from Virginia for introducing 
this matter, and I urge its swift passage.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman).
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I join with my colleagues 
today in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth 
Development Program. I commend the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Jo 
Ann Davis) for introducing this resolution and for her strong support 
of this wonderful organization.
  For the past 100 years, 4-H has taught young Americans to grow 
through their accomplishments. They have developed our youth, including 
my daughters and some of my staff members, into responsible, civic-
minded citizens through their fun and rewarding educational programs.
  Next to church, 4-H as probably had the most influence of any 
organization in my own family. I was honored to serve as a member of 
the 4-H advisory board in Tenton County, Arkansas; and all three of my 
daughters were members of the program that taught them skills from 
sewing to cooking to raising cattle. I do not have any chicken stories 
to tell, but we have countless stories to tell in everything from 
learning how to cook and sew to raising rabbits, sheep, whatever.
  As we recognize the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development 
Program today, I believe it is important to reflect on what the 
organization stands for: dedication to our youth and communities. The 
4-H motto simply states, ``To make the best better.'' I think they have 
done an excellent job working to make the best better over the past 100 
years, and I wish them continued success in the future.
  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise here today to recognize the long-time 
achievements of the 4-H Youth Development Program. I recall the program 
being instituted at one of my local public high schools where I 
attended. Unfortunately, not every student got to be a part of that 
program, but I know that there are over 6 million members worldwide 
that participate in this program that helps to provide support to our 
young children and young adults, teaching them respect and appreciation 
of the world in which they live.
  But I find it ironic, Mr. Speaker, that today, as we celebrate 
today's generation of agricultural enthusiasts, the Republican 
leadership continues to ignore the advocates who fight day in and day 
out for safer working conditions for farm workers who toil in our 
fields to put food on our tables. Specifically, I am talking about one 
of my friends and colleagues, Dolores Huerta,

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who was cofounder of the United Farm Workers Union. A legend of her own 
time, she is an advocate for all people who seek justice and fair 
treatment in our country.
  Each year, between September 15 and October 15, we celebrate in this 
great Capitol National Hispanic Heritage Month. It is fitting, 
therefore, Mr. Speaker, for us to recognize the multitude of 
accomplishments that Latinos have made over the span of the history of 
our country. Whether they were helping to fight freedom back in the 
Civil War, or whether it is defending our Nation's shores at this time, 
we need to make a commendation of those Latinos that helped to provide 
support for this great country.
  But in contemporary Hispanic culture, one of the most respected 
national community leaders is none other than Dolores Huerta, who has 
fought for decades to protect farm workers and women from pesticides, 
unrealistically-long work schedules, and inadequate pay that oftentimes 
violate our own labor and State laws. Dolores Huerta continues to be a 
strong voice for working men and women; and regrettably, the 
administration, or the Republican leadership of this body, rather, has 
repeatedly blocked our attempts to formally recognize her many 
accomplishments.
  Last year, nearly 15 months ago, I introduced House Concurrent 
Resolution 177, a resolution to honor Dolores Huerta for her tireless 
commitment to our Nation's farm workers and the Latino community. 
Although the measure had 94 cosponsors and, may I add, two Republican 
cosponsors, and the other body unanimously approved its companion piece 
in May, this body still has not yet considered that measure.
  Mr. Speaker, I support the 4-H resolution and will vote in favor of 
it because I believe in its merits, but I ask that House Concurrent 
Resolution 177 be treated with the same respect and be brought forth on 
its own merits and not held back because of partisan bickering.
  Nearly 13 percent of the people in the United States are of Hispanic 
backgrounds; 33 million in total. Many in the Latino community care 
about this resolution and, trust me, I believe some of your 
constituents will too. I urge the leadership to do the right thing and 
pass House concurrent resolution 177 for a floor vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as may be 
remaining.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the gentlewoman from California for, 
first of all, her cooperative spirit in supporting the resolution, even 
though she has a concern over a resolution of her own which has not yet 
come to the floor. One of the life skills that is taught in 4-H is 
working together; and her concurrence in supporting this resolution, 
while expressing her regret that her resolution has not yet come to the 
floor, is to me commendable, and I commend the gentlewoman. That really 
is what the 4-H is all about, teaching our young people life skills 
that are essential in working together and being productive, and I 
commend the gentlewoman from California.
  I would make a point, however, as to the gentlewoman's point about 
this leader from the Hispanic community, that the Hispanic community 
receives tremendous benefits from the 4-H program. In my State of 
Georgia, which is an agricultural State, 4-H is an essential program in 
many parts of rural Georgia and in which many of its participants are 
Hispanic. I am proud that we are making this recommendation today in 
House Concurrent Resolution 472, and I believe the reason for the 
gentlewoman's concurrence in supporting it is because of the tremendous 
benefit this program brings to children of every ethnicity and all 
regions and all States.
  I commend the gentlewoman from Virginia for her introduction of the 
resolution, and I urge my colleagues to vote for the resolution.
  Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 100th 
anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program.
  Mr. Speaker, over the past 100 years, the 4-H Youth Development 
Program has helped our Nation's young people become more involved in 
leadership, citizenship, and community service. The program has also 
provided youth with valuable life-skills and a safe, educational after 
school environment.
  4-H program in my home state of Texas began in 1908 with a small 
``corn club'' of 25 young boys. Under the Texas Cooperative Extension 
Service, the Program has grown into a modern youth organization with 
over 80 project areas. These projects areas include not only 
agriculture, but also non-agricultural interests such as photography, 
music, sports, consumer studies, science, and safety.
  In and around the district I am privileged to represent, the 28th 
District of Texas, more than 72,000 young people are enrolled in 12 
county 4-H programs. In addition, 4-H youth from the entire state of 
Texas come to the City of San Antonio, in my district, each February to 
compete at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo.
  In addition to its 100th birthday, the 4-H Youth Development Program 
will celebrate National 4-H Week October 6-12, 2002. National 4-H Week 
is a week of community service, 4-H promotion, and celebration that has 
been held annually since 1942.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend the 4-H Youth Development Program for its 
dedication to developing and educating our nation's young people, and I 
congratulate the organization on its 100th anniversary.
  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Con. Res. 472, 
recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program. 
As a proud former 4-H member of my hometown La Crosse Wisconsin, I 
appreciate and recognize what a difference this excellent program makes 
in our youth's lives.
  4-H in Wisconsin. 4-H was founded in 1902, and established in my home 
state of Wisconsin in 1914. There are currently over 2,000 4-H clubs in 
my state alone, with more than 150,000 young people as members. 4-H is 
Wisconsin's largest animal science education program for youth, 
teaching these thousands of people ethical approaches to animal care 
for both pets and production animals.
  4-H Mission and Vision. Mr. Speaker, 4-H is a dynamic organization 
whose mission is to foster innovation and shared learning for America's 
youth, aged 5 to 19. Its vision is to draw upon the combined power of 
youth and adults, so that we can learn together in order to address the 
challenges and opportunities critical to youth in our communities.
  4-H Pledge. While many people associate 4-H with rural communities 
and agricultural issues, kids from cities and suburbs and from all 
backgrounds belong to 4-H clubs. Through 4-H they study citizenship and 
civics, communications and arts, consumer and family issues, earth and 
environmental science, technology and personal leadership. 4-H stresses 
three fundamental values: Treat others with mutual trust and respect 
and open and honest communication; assume personal leadership and 
responsibility for our actions; and Celebrate our differences as well 
as our similarities and always realize that working with youth as 
partners is the key to our success.
  Since September 11 of last year our country faces new challenges and 
responsibilities, which is why it is so important for Congress to 
recognize an outstanding organization that promotes civic duty and 
community responsibility. By pledging ``their heads to clearer 
thinking, their hearts to greater loyalty, their heads to larger 
services, and their health to better living, our young people do work 
to strengthen their clubs and their communities, their countries, and 
their world.''
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize 4-H for its Centennial 
Anniversary. This is an exceptional program that lives up to its motto 
``To Make the Best Better''. I know from my own personal experience 
that the skills I learned as a 4-H member remain with me today and I 
will continue to live up to the program's motto ``To Make the Best 
Better'' throughout ``my community, my country, and my world.''
  Mr. PUTNAM. Mr. Speaker, today we celebrate the centennial of 4-H in 
America. After a century of inclusion and collaboration, has spanned 
the nation from family farms to urban cityscapes. 4-H brings together 
youth and adults to build a nation of stronger communities.
  More than 6.8 million youth, ages 5 to 19, across the Nation are 
involved in 4-H programs from aerospace to zoology. 4-H members are 
still rooted in the historic base of rural America but more than 35 
percent of today's 4-H youth live in our major urban centers and 
suburbs.
  The Florida 4-H program is active in all of Florida's 67 counties and 
on the Seminole Tribes reservations in south Florida. The total number 
of youth participating in Florida 4-H last year was 287,156 youth.
  Florida's children and youth began enjoying educational activities 
provided in cooperation with the state's land-grant institutions as 
early as 1909. Leadership for the Florida 4-H program was found in 
three major academic institutions. State 4-H club agents were housed at 
the University of Florida and Florida State University. In addition, 
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working with 4-H programs for black youth were housed at Florida A&M 
University. This long-standing relationship brings academic excellence 
to youth development as strategies and curriculum are created for the 
coming century.
  Florida 4-H type programs were first established in the north Florida 
area. The boys participated in corn clubs, and the girls were active in 
tomato clubs.
  County and regional fairs in Florida have a long tradition of 
providing opportunities for 4-H'ers to publicly show their projects and 
compete for awards.
  Agricultural judging teams, organized in many counties, participated 
in regional, state and national contests. These teams provided a way 
for youth to travel and meet people from outside their communities, and 
learn more about the world around them.
  Camping has always been a key component in the Florida 4-H program 
with Camp Timpoochee in northwest Florida being one of the first 4-H 
residential camps in the country, established in 1926.
  One of the most successful programs is Florida 4-H Legislature, 
founded in 1973, and annually held in the State Capital of Tallahassee. 
The youth participants conduct a mock legislature in the State Capitol 
building by filling the roles of legislators, lobbyists, reporters and 
legislative staff.
  Over 45 million 4-H alumni, including myself, and 4-H members are 
celebrating the centennial of the 4-H youth development movement. 4-H 
provides a positive environment, a relationship with caring adults, and 
exciting educational experiences for today's youth.
  Thanks, 4-H for molding and shaping so many great Americans. Here's 
to another 100 years of outstanding youth development and leadership 
growth.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that the House is taking time 
today to recognize the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development 
Program, which has spent a century helping young people develop skills 
to improve their lives and contribute to their communities.
  In Missouri, more than 200,000 children and teenagers are involved in 
the 4-H program, which is coordinated by University Outreach and 
Extension, a partnership of the University of Missouri, Lincoln 
University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and county governments. 
4-H is often associated with rural communities, but today more than 
1,000 Missouri 4-H clubs serve as many young people from suburban and 
urban areas as from farms and small towns.
  During this centennial year, members of 4-H throughout Missouri have 
participated in events honoring the 100th anniversary of this 
outstanding organization. They have continued their unwavering 
commitment to community service throughout the Show Me State.
  In May, 4-H and the U.S. Army teamed up to benefit American youth. 4-
H faculty and staff from the University of Missouri worked with staff 
at Fort Leonard Wood to coordinate the Teen Discovery program for more 
than 30 teenagers from 16 Army installations across the nation. These 
teens received training in team building activities, opportunity for 
Army youth to focus on leadership training.
  In July, nine 4-H members from across the state led Missouri 4-H into 
the technology age. They formed the first Missouri 4-H Technology 
Leadership Team and competed for a chance to attend the National 4-H 
Technology Conference in Maryland. The primary focus of the team has 
been to provide leadership and community service within the context of 
using and learning information technology skills. In a technology-
driven era, opening up these new doors to 4-H members is more important 
than ever.
  This month, 4-H'ers helped Missouri youth prepare for the troubling 
anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks. ParentLink, part of the 
4-H youth development office in Missouri, provided support to parents, 
childcare providers, and communities. The ParentLink service creates 
educational programs and offers resources on parenting and working with 
children. During a time when our youth may be confused about the 
terrifying events of September 11, 4-H has taken a lead role in helping 
parents and children cope.
  Mr. Speaker, Missouri 4-H, not unlike their counterparts throughout 
the United States, has distinguished itself in this anniversary year. 
As we celebrate 100 years since the inception of this outstanding 
community service program, I encourage anyone who is interested in 
joining or volunteering for 4-H to get involved in this worthwhile 
initiative.
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my support and deep 
concern for H. Con. Res. 177, a resolution honoring Dolores Huerta for 
her commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, 
women, and farmworker families. As a community leader, civic activist, 
and lobbyist, Dolores Huerta has struggled to bring justice and equal 
opportunity to immigrant farmworkers and their families for nearly 
three-quarters of a century.
  Mr. Speaker, I have to question why House Concurrent Resolution 177 
has not been brought to the floor when there are 91 co-sponsors 
including myself who believe it is time to pay tribute to Dolores 
Huerta, especially during Hispanic Heritage Month. So far this month 
the House has heard and passed 3 Concurrent Resolutions that have had 
no more than 8 co-sponsors combined. In one case, a concurrent 
resolution was introduced and passed in a matter of months. And this 
week alone we are scheduled to hear another 6 concurrent resolutions, 
two of which have only 1 co-sponsor. All the while House Concurrent 
Resolution 177 has been waiting since June of 2001 with overwhelming 
support to be heard.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for us to show our support for this 
resolution and bring it to the floor. Let us not delay any longer in 
paying tribute to Dolores Huerta. Her story deserves to be told and her 
contribution to Hispanic American culture celebrated.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) that the House suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 472.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of 
those present have voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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