[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H8032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                            MAYOR FOR A DAY

  (Mr. ROSKAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROSKAM. A few years ago, my predecessor, Congressman Henry Hyde, 
started a great program. It was an initiative to invite young men and 
women to participate in a civic conversation. It's in Elmhurst, 
Illinois, and it's a Mayor for a Day program.
  I am pleased to announce that Brad Martin of Brian Middle School was 
the winner of the Mayor for a Day program. I won't read his whole 
essay. You can go to my Web site and check it out.
  But essentially he said that if he were a mayor for a day, he would 
start a CARE program, which essentially stands for Caring and 
Respecting Everyone. I think in this day and this age in the 111th 
Congress, all of us can learn from the wisdom of Brad Martin.

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