[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 9, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H6335-H6338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT WEEK

  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the 
resolution (H. Res. 503) recognizing National Physical Education and 
Sport Week, and for other purposes.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 503

       Whereas, May 1 through May 7, 2009, is observed as National 
     Physical Education and Sport Week;
       Whereas childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions 
     in the United States;
       Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services 
     estimates that, by 2010, 20 percent of children in the United 
     States will be obese;
       Whereas a decline in physical activity has contributed to 
     the unprecedented epidemic of childhood obesity;
       Whereas regular physical activity is necessary to support 
     normal and healthy growth in children;
       Whereas overweight adolescents have a 70 to 80 percent 
     chance of becoming overweight adults, increasing their risk 
     for chronic disease, disability, and death;
       Whereas type 2 diabetes can no longer be referred to as 
     ``late in life'' or ``adult onset'' diabetes because it 
     occurs in children as young as 10 years old;
       Whereas the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans 
     recommend that children engage in at least 60 minutes of 
     physical activity on most, and preferably all, days of the 
     week;
       Whereas children spend many of their waking hours at school 
     and therefore need to be active during the school day to meet 
     the recommendations of the Physical Activity Guidelines for 
     Americans;
       Whereas teaching children about physical education and 
     sports not only ensures that they are physically active 
     during the school day, but also educates them on how to be 
     physically active and its importance;
       Whereas according to a 2006 survey by the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, 3.8 percent of elementary schools, 
     7.9 percent of middle schools, and 2.1 percent of high 
     schools provide daily physical education or its equivalent 
     for the entire school year, and 22 percent of schools do not 
     require students to take any physical education at all;
       Whereas according to the survey, 13.7% of elementary 
     schools, 15.2% of middle schools, and 3.0% of high schools 
     provided physical education at least three days per week, or 
     the equivalent thereof, for the entire school year for 
     students in all grades in the school;
       Whereas research shows that fit and active children are 
     more likely to thrive academically;
       Whereas participation in sports and physical activity 
     improves self-esteem and body image in children and adults;
       Whereas the social and environmental factors affecting 
     children are in the control of the adults and the communities 
     in which they live, and therefore this Nation shares a 
     collective responsibility in reversing the childhood obesity 
     trend; and
       Whereas Congress strongly supports efforts to increase 
     physical activity and participation of youth in sports: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes National Physical Education and Sport Week 
     and the central role of physical education and sports in 
     creating a healthy lifestyle for all children and youth;
       (2) calls on school districts to implement local wellness 
     policies as defined by the Child Nutrition and WIC 
     Reauthorization Act of 2004 that include ambitious goals for 
     physical education, physical activity, and other activities 
     addressing the childhood obesity epidemic and promoting child 
     wellness; and
       (3) encourages schools to offer physical education classes 
     to students and work with community partners to provide 
     opportunities and safe spaces for physical activities before 
     and after school and during the summer months for all 
     children and youth.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Tonko) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Platts) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I request 5 legislative days during which 
Members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on House 
Resolution 503 into the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 503, which 
supports efforts to increase physical activity and participation of 
youth in sports.
  Physical education is necessary in the face of our Nation's growing 
childhood obesity crisis. The Department of Health and Human Services 
estimates that by 2010, 20 percent of children in the United States 
will be obese. Without physical education and youth sports, this 
epidemic would surely be worse than its current situation.
  Childhood obesity places a significant burden on our health care 
system. Overweight adolescents have a 70 to 80 percent chance of 
becoming overweight adults, a key predictor of chronic disease and 
disability. The rise in childhood obesity has also been accompanied in 
the rise of prevalence of type 2 diabetes among children and 
adolescents.
  Teaching children about physical education and sports provides not 
only physical activity during the typically sedentary school day but 
also instills in children the importance of physical activity as a way 
to stay healthy. It is important that we recognize and encourage 
physical education in our Nation's schools as a necessary component of 
a holistic education.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to recognize the value of physical 
education and youth sports. A 2006 survey by the Department of Health 
and Human Services found that only 3.8 percent of elementary schools, 
7.9 percent of middle schools, and 2.1 percent of high schools provide 
daily physical education or its equivalent for the entire school. 
Twenty-two percent of schools do not require students to take any 
physical education. This exists despite research that shows a positive 
correlation between physical activity and academic performance. In 
addition, physical activity provides our children with self-esteem and 
improves their emotional health.
  We recognize that our Nation shares a collective responsibility in 
reversing the trend of childhood obesity. National Physical Education 
and Sports Week reaffirms the central role that these activities play 
in encouraging healthy practices for children.
  The future of our children's health is an issue that deserves our 
Nation's utmost attention. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend and 
colleague, Congressman Altmire, for introducing this resolution, and I 
urge our colleagues to support it.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 503 to 
recognize National Physical Education and Sports Week, which took place 
this year from May 1 through May 7.
  The health and wellness of America's children is undoubtedly a 
subject of great concern at this time in history. Over 33 percent of 
America's elementary school children are overweight or obese, and over 
13 percent of America's high school children are obese.
  Overweight and obese children are developing diseases and vascular 
conditions that were once thought of as conditions affecting only the 
middle-aged.

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Obese children have been shown to be at an increased risk of coronary 
heart disease, diabetes, respiratory problems, and numerous other 
debilitating diseases. In addition, they often suffer from low self-
esteem and feelings of isolation and other psychological side effects.
  Physical activity is an important aspect of health in preventing 
obesity and obesity-related illnesses in both children and adults. 
Regular physical activity substantially reduces the risk of a number of 
preventable diseases, such as coronary heart disease, the Nation's 
leading cause of death, and decreases the risk for stroke, colon 
cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure. It also helps to control 
weight, contributes to healthy bones, muscles, and joints, reduces 
falls for older adults, and is associated with fewer hospitalizations.
  Physical activity need not be strenuous to be beneficial, but in the 
age of innumerable video games, computer activities, and television 
channels, it often takes a back seat in the lives of America's youth.
  Physical education and sports encourage children to participate in 
physical activity on a regular basis in a group setting that can foster 
teamwork, competition, and a sense of accomplishment. In addition, a 
correlation has been seen between children that participate in sports 
and higher academic achievement in the classroom.
  Participation of children in organized sports has grown in recent 
decades. However, the percentage of children participating in daily 
physical education programs has declined in recent times; although the 
importance of physical activity has become increasingly apparent.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that 
children engage in 60 minutes of physical activity 5 or more days a 
week. Only 35 percent of children regularly meet this recommendation, 
however. Physical education programs and sports create an opportunity 
for children to build lifelong healthy habits in a fun and engaging 
environment. As such, they should be supported and encouraged.
  I ask my colleagues to support this resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize an outstanding 
colleague, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Altmire), for 2 
minutes.
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my resolution to 
celebrate National Physical Education and Sports Week. This resolution 
simply recognizes the role that physical activity and sports play in 
creating a healthy lifestyle for children and adults and encourages 
schools and communities to promote physical education and activities.
  Today, there are more than 9 million overweight children in the 
United States. And as a result, children are now being diagnosed with 
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes, all 
afflictions once thought to be age-related. And these children are at 
an increased risk also for chronic diseases like heart disease and 
cancer.
  The benefits of physical activity have been well-documented. Research 
shows daily physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease, high 
blood pressure, and diabetes, and also increases self-esteem and 
performance in the classroom. It is for these reasons and many more, 
Mr. Speaker, that I introduced this resolution, and I encourage my 
colleagues to support it.
  Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise).
  Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague's offer to yield 
time on this bill as this bill discusses the need to create healthy 
lifestyles for children. I think that something we should also be 
discussing here is the need to create economic opportunities for 
children, to make sure that our children not only are having a 
lifestyle that's healthy in school, teaching physical fitness, but also 
making sure that we are dealing with policies up here in Washington 
that allow them to have real opportunities when they get out of school.
  There is one bill that is moving through this body right now, the 
cap-and-trade energy tax, that would severely jeopardize our children's 
opportunities to have a better life, to have the opportunities that we 
had in our life. And so as we are talking about legislation right now 
to create healthy lifestyles, I think we should also be looking at the 
policies that come out of this body that could actually create big 
impediments, impediments that would deny them opportunities when they 
graduate from school.
  Let's talk about that cap-and-trade energy tax that is moving 
through. We just got a new, updated report by the Congressional Budget 
Office. The cap-and-trade energy tax that has been proposed imposes 
$846 billion in new taxes, taxes on energy that would affect every 
American, denying people the ability to buy healthy food for their 
children because they would be spending, according to the President's 
own budget director, $1,300 a year more in higher utility prices, not 
to mention how much more money they would be spending in higher gas 
prices at the pump, creating a greater dependence on Middle Eastern oil 
at a time when we need to be creating a national energy policy that is 
comprehensive, that uses our natural resources to create good jobs here 
in America, to fund and bridge us into those alternative sources of 
energy, like wind, like solar, like nuclear power, so that we can truly 
reduce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil and give those young 
children an opportunity to have good jobs here in America, using 
American natural resources to propel them.

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  We have got an alternative bill called the American Energy Innovation 
Act, a bill that takes an all-of-the-above approach, that actually 
utilizes American natural resources, our oil, our natural gas. There 
are estimates that we have got almost 100 years of natural gas reserves 
here in this country. In fact, in Louisiana, the largest natural gas 
find in the history of our country occurred just 3 years ago. I know 
one of my colleagues will be talking about that. But we have got the 
ability here in our country to secure our energy independence. We've 
got legislation we have filed that would help us secure that energy 
independence, and they won't allow us a hearing on this bill because 
they are promoting this cap-and-trade energy tax, a tax on energy. 
Again, as we're talking about our young children, encouraging them to 
lead healthy lifestyles, we need to also be creating policies here that 
give them those opportunities so that they don't get out of school and 
have to go straight to the unemployment line.
  Their bill, this cap-and-trade energy tax, and I have got a copy of 
it right here. There are 55 pages, 55 pages in their bill dedicated to 
job losses, to American jobs that will be lost due to a cap-and-trade 
energy tax. In fact, the National Association of Manufacturers has 
estimated the cap-and-trade energy tax would run 3 to 4 million jobs 
out of America to countries like China and India, who are just chomping 
at the bit to take our jobs.
  So you would wonder why at a time when we are here discussing 
legislation to encourage our children to lead healthy lifestyles, as we 
should, there's also legislation moving through this Congress, pushed 
by the leadership in this Congress, that's trying to tax energy and run 
millions of jobs overseas to countries like China and India at a time 
when we are seeing record-level unemployment, over 9 percent. We broke 
the mark of 9 percent just in this last report, 9 percent unemployment 
in this country, at a time when so many people are cutting back because 
times are tough. And the answer that the leadership in Congress has is 
to promote a tax on energy, an $840 billion tax on energy that would 
run millions of jobs overseas.
  The real irony, when they talk about the goal of reducing carbon 
emissions, the real irony is the countries that will be getting our 
jobs, China, to produce the same steel that's produced here in America 
today, will actually emit more carbon to produce the same steel because 
they don't have the current environmental regulations that we have here 
in America. So the real irony is that they would be running jobs 
overseas to countries that will actually emit more carbon.
  Spain just did a study on cap-and-trade because they experimented 
with it for years. Spain, after finally realizing it was a bad idea, 
looked back and noticed that for every new job they

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created in a ``green'' industry, they lost 2.2 regular jobs, and of 
those new jobs they created, 9 out of 10 of them were temporary jobs. 
So, in essence, they lost 20 jobs for every full-time job they created.
  So we need to promote good policies, but we need to defeat this cap-
and-trade energy tax.
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Fleming).
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend from Pennsylvania 
for yielding me this time.
  I think this is an important bill. I do rise in support of it. I'm a 
family physician who has treated diabetes even in and among teenagers, 
which is a sad situation when you consider the future of someone who 
develops diabetes so young. And certainly the physical future is very 
important.
  But I am also very concerned about the fiscal future of our youth. 
I'm very troubled today. A constituent came to me today from the oil 
and gas industry and was discussing with me the problems that already 
are emerging with the loss of tax incentives to invest in exploration 
that is going on in my district and districts around. So, Mr. Speaker, 
I think that looking down the line here at the fact that we have not 
yet developed an energy policy, I know my side of the aisle, we 
Republicans, attempted to get to the floor a no-cost stimulus bill 
which would have, I think, been very innovative and certainly 
revolutionary in getting our energy costs down. But having said that, 
as gas prices now are approaching $3 a gallon and we are still in a 
severe recession, just think that even $4 a gallon pretty soon is 
probably going to be bypassed very quickly.
  With that, I just want to reiterate what my friend also from 
Louisiana, Mr. Scalise, has discussed as we move into the cap-and-trade 
debate, the cap-and-tax debate, if you will, where every analyst that 
we have been able to read sees this as a pure form of taxation, that 
the real underlying purpose of it is to raise more money for, I guess, 
social spending or perhaps single-payer, nationalized, health care 
spending. I'm not sure. But the net effect of that is just what we have 
seen with the incubator that we call Spain, and that is cap-and-tax has 
been in play there for 10 years, and what has been the net result?
  Well, today the unemployment rate in Spain is 17.5 percent. As Mr. 
Scalise mentioned, for every job that's been gained, a so-called 
``green'' job--and again, I will get to that in a moment as to what a 
green job, I think, is supposed to be--there has been a loss of 2.2 
real jobs. And I can assure you, Mr. Speaker, that in the State of 
Louisiana and surrounding States that the jobs that we have today that 
come from the oil and gas industry are very significant jobs. They 
carry benefits. They carry pay easily in the $50,000 to $100,000 range 
in many cases. And the so-called ``green'' jobs that are discussed, if 
you look at Spain and their experience, what they found was that 90 
percent of the green jobs were implementation jobs, that is, 
construction. And, of course, once the construction or implementation 
period is over, that job goes away; so there is only left a remaining 
10 percent of the total green jobs that even become permanent jobs.
  But then if you look further underlying that, Mr. Speaker, what you 
find is that the green jobs are really a pass-through of taxpayer money 
into the system and then as payroll for these so-called ``green'' jobs. 
They are not a direct result of an exponential growth of a healthy 
economy or a healthy oil and gas industry.
  So, as we move into this debate--and I understand it's being pushed 
pretty hard right now--we've got to decide are we going to continue to 
put more taxes on our citizens in the way of higher utility bills, 
which will impact the poor and those on fixed income to the tune of 
over $3,000 a year of added electrical bills, or are we going to see 
our manufacturing have to leave this country and go overseas because it 
can no longer compete with the higher energy costs? What is really the 
question here? How are we going to have more revenue into our Treasury 
by killing off jobs?
  So I don't think this is any longer a theoretical discussion. I think 
we are talking about real people and real jobs. And all we have to do 
is to look at Spain and other countries who have attempted this.
  But just in summary, Mr. Speaker, I think that we need to be very 
careful about what government is taking over and what it's controlling. 
If you look to Western Europe, where socialism has been rampant for 
years, you actually see a retraction, a move away from that. Even 
Pravda made a statement recently that we are going headlong into 
Marxism when, in fact, the rest of the world is pulling back.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. FLEMING. With that, I thank you for your time in the discussion.
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, in this steady march and drum towards cap-and-trade or 
cap-and-tax, it strikes me that certainly the health of our Nation is 
really what's at risk here in terms of what cap-and-trade will do to 
our Nation, what it does to our businesses, our industries, what it 
does to our families, what it does to the individual citizens in terms 
of the costs that will be placed upon them, the burden that they have 
to bear, and it's a burden that affects all segments of the society. 
Those that I worry most about actually are those who live paycheck to 
paycheck and those who just barely get by in their household budgets 
and what this significant increase of costs will be, specific to 
turning a light switch on in Pennsylvania with energy costs going up 30 
percent, with filling up your gas. I represent a very rural district, 
and in rural America we drive. We drive to work. We drive to pick up 
our groceries. We drive sometimes to pick up our mail. And the cost of 
gas is estimated to increase by 76 percent. Those are costs that our 
families and individuals cannot bear.
  But I think there is something out there, as opposed to this big 
government proposal of cap-and-trade, that we should be looking at, and 
that is using our natural resources like natural gas. Natural gas 
currently accounts for roughly 23 percent of our overall energy 
consumption, and natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuel. Natural gas 
is used for many energy sources, but it's also vital as a feedstock 
ingredient in many products we consume every day. Anything from 
plastics to pharmaceuticals use natural gas as an ingredient.
  Now, as a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I must point out 
how important natural gas is to our farmers and our agricultural 
sector. We can't grow our food without fertilizer, and natural gas is 
an important ingredient in fertilizer. We only have to go back as far 
as last summer when we saw the price of energy skyrocket in our 
country, and that's what we are looking at now under cap-and-trade, to 
see what the impact of that was on our farmers and on food prices. Many 
farmers in the past few years have been hurting because of high energy 
costs.
  The United States has an abundant supply of natural gas, and the vast 
majority of what we consume is produced right here at home. Let me 
repeat that. The vast majority of natural gas we produce, that's a 
homegrown product, and that's good for this country.
  Oil, for instance, is a world price. That means that we pay $69 a 
barrel, today's price, but so does Germany, Japan, and Canada. However, 
natural gas is not a world price, meaning that the price of natural gas 
varies from country to country, and it's simply supply and demand. When 
we produce more natural gas, its costs will come down.
  Now, having said that, I believe that we should expand upon our 
natural gas production, which could act as a bridge to get us into a 
future where renewables really will be the major energy source. 
Renewables such as wind, solar, and the like are all energy sources 
that we would like to utilize. But it's also important to bear in mind 
that these sources make up only about 1 percent of what we consume, and 
the major reason for that is because they are not as inexpensive as 
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gas. However, the majority party in Washington would like to make 
renewables more viable by increasing the costs of fossil fuels through 
the proposed cap-and-trade bill.
  Now, last fall the House Republicans had an important and major 
victory in Congress. They led the way in removing a longstanding 
moratorium on the Outer Continental Shelf. I would like to see us move 
forward in producing in the OCS, which estimates the project has a net 
royalty worth of $1.7 trillion.

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  Another area that shows great promise is my home State of 
Pennsylvania. Eighty percent of Pennsylvania rests upon the Marcellus 
Shale, which is likely the third largest natural gas field in the 
world. That's literally hundreds of trillions of cubic feet of clean-
burning natural gas that could power our country for decades, bringing 
jobs and all of the economic benefits with it.
  Just today, in The Wall Street Journal, there was an article on the 
marketplace page entitled, ``KKR Invests in Gas Explorer.'' Within cap-
and-trade, we talk a lot about these renewables that only exist because 
of the subsidy that we're putting into them. This is a great article 
because this is what America is all about in terms of real science. It 
talks about the company KKR that has invested in gas exploration. It 
didn't take stimulus money. It didn't take subsidy money from the 
Federal government or from any other level of government. It was free 
market enterprise money for investing in natural gas because they 
recognized the value of it.
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman from Pennsylvania have any 
further speakers?
  Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Speaker, I do not have any additional speakers. I 
urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, routinely, this Chamber is visited by many 
young people, by many groups of young people, reminding us that we are 
in need of promoting and of advancing sound and principled ideas and 
policies that will be inherited by them, by their generation. They will 
inherit the good and the bad works that we do, and they will count on 
us for finding sound and reasonable solutions.
  That being said, I believe it's very important for us to advance the 
opportunity for them to have a sounder environment. They have the right 
to breathe cleaner air. We have within our grasp the opportunity to 
reduce that carbon footprint. We have the opportunity to go forward and 
to cut this pattern of advancing $475 billion annually to foreign 
economies for fossil-based fuels. We can do better with green 
solutions, and we can advance House Resolution 503, which allows for us 
to promote physical education and sports, which will advance the 
general health and well-being of our students and which will give them 
stronger academic performance.
  I strongly urge our colleagues to support House Resolution 503. I 
encourage them to vote ``yes'' on Representative Altmire's resolution.
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 503--
Recognizing National Physical Education and Sport Week.
  This measure will signal to school districts across the country that 
they must begin to place health and wellness among their top priorities 
when planning curriculums for the upcoming school year. The rates of 
childhood obesity, heart disease, and diabetes in this country are 
unacceptable, and it is incumbent upon local school systems to provide 
programs and education that will teach students fundamental healthy 
lifestyle habits.
  Therefore, I firmly support this resolution and I commend my 
colleague Rep. Jason Altmire for bringing this measure before the 
floor.
  Physical education that takes place within schools and incorporates 
nutritional guidelines, physical activity, and a holistic approach to 
fitness will not only reverse the alarming increase in childhood 
obesity, but it will also result in a general decline in obesity and 
heart disease among the general U.S. population. As studies have shown, 
obese children have a 70 to 80 percent chance of becoming overweight 
adults, further increasing their risk for chronic disease.
  Our nation's minority communities are at particular risk, as poverty, 
lack of education, and diets high in fat and calories are all 
contributing factors increasing the likelihood of childhood obesity. 
During my visits to schools and conversations with children and their 
parents, I always emphasize the importance of not only academic 
success, but also a healthy lifestyle including physical fitness.
  Mr. Speaker, it is imperative that we begin to rethink our old 
paradigms about health. In addition to treating the effects of 
unhealthy lifestyle habits--heart disease, diabetes, and chronic 
illness--we must enhance our efforts to promote prevention of disease 
and encourage healthy living.
  Redirecting our attention toward youth health today will help 
children grow up to be healthy and productive adults. This will also 
reduce future healthcare costs. Therefore, I am pleased to add my voice 
of support for H. Res. 503. Moreover, I will be working with my 
colleagues to make sure we continue to take the necessary steps to 
educate our nation's children and adults about the importance of 
healthy lifestyle habits.
  Mr. TONKO. I yield back the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko) that the House suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 503.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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