[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 136 (Thursday, September 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2358]
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                       ``NATIONAL JOB CORPS DAY''

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                               speech of

                  HON. GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN

            of commonwealth of the northern mariana islands

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 22, 2009

  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Con. Res. 163, 
which designates September 23, 2009, as ``National Job Corps Day.'' 
Across the nation, thousands of youth are participating in programs 
that bring positive change to their communities, to their peers, and to 
themselves. Job Corps volunteers earn money to support themselves and 
their families, work towards high school diplomas, improve their own 
literacy, learn valuable new job skills, and secure employment or 
military commissions.
  But volunteers like the young people in Job Corps can affect members 
of their community in ways that can last a lifetime. When I was growing 
up in the Northern Mariana Islands, I strengthened my English skills by 
talking with and learning from Peace Corps volunteers. One of those 
Corps members gave me my first book of English Literature. These 
dedicated young volunteers, like the young people in Job Corps, make an 
enormous difference in the lives of so many. Even in places like the 
Northern Marianas, eight thousand miles away from Washington, their 
help is needed, and where they have been, their presence is still 
remembered and deeply appreciated.
  I congratulate the Job Corps program on its 45th anniversary, and 
wish it many more to come. I urge my colleagues to support this 
resolution.

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