[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 98 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1320-E1321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  AUTHORIZING USE OF ROTUNDA TO AWARD CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO DR. 
                           NORMAN E. BORLAUG

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                               speech of

                        HON. LEONARD L. BOSWELL

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2007

  Mr. BOSWELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my good friend and 
Colleague Mr. Tom Latham for his leadership on H. Con. Res. 164, which 
authorizes the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to 
award the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Norman Borlaug.
  I am honored to know Dr. Borlaug. He is a great humanitarian who is 
credited with saving over a billion lives. No small task but for Dr. 
Borlaug it was all in a days work.
  In 1944, Dr. Borlaug participated in Rockefeller Foundation's 
pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico. He was a research 
scientist and worked on high-yield and disease resistance cereal 
grains.
  His work changed production agriculture, as we know it today. Dr. 
Borlaug is also credited with beginning the `Green Revolution' in 
Mexico, Asia, and Latin America.
  He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his groundbreaking work in 
world agriculture

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and his work to end world hunger. Through this he envisioned a prize 
that would honor others who had made contributions to helping feed the 
world.
  Dr. Borlaug's life is marked with accomplishments; one such 
accomplishment was founding the World Food Prize, which is now located 
in Des Moines, Iowa. The World Food Prize recognizes contributions by 
individuals who have worked to improve the quality, quantity and 
availability of the world food supply.
  Dr. Borlaug is an amazing man and because of him billions of lives 
have been saved. The implications of his life's work will be felt for 
years to come. I again thank Mr. Latham for helping to ensure this true 
American hero is properly honored.

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