[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING CHEF RICK MOONEN

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Chef Rick Moonen 
on his impressive second-place finish on Bravo's Top Chef Masters 
competition earlier this month. Chef Moonen is donating his winnings to 
Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas, where the $22,500 prize money will 
fund the equivalent of 67,500 meals for southern Nevadans who are 
struggling with hunger.
  I was pleased to join Chef Moonen this past April when he further 
demonstrated his commitment to fighting hunger by supporting the 
Weekends Without Hunger Act, a bill I introduced that will prevent low-
income children from going hungry when they are away from school during 
the weekends and on holidays. We're honored to have a chef of Rick 
Moonen's stature as such a strong advocate for fighting hunger in 
southern Nevada.
  So, again, I extend my congratulations to the chef and thank him for 
the contributions he's made to our community. I am also proud to have 
his wonderful restaurant, RM Seafood, in District Three. And I urge all 
my colleagues to join us to support the Weekends Without Hunger Act.

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