[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 110 (Monday, July 26, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H6008-H6010]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DR. JANE GOODALL

  Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to 
the resolution (H. Res. 1543) honoring the educational significance of 
Dr. Jane Goodall's work on this the 50th anniversary of the beginning 
of her work in Tanzania, Africa.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 1543

       Whereas, on July 14, 1960, Jane Goodall arrived at Gombe 
     Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in western Tanzania, Africa;
       Whereas Jane Goddall's research has led to numerous 
     groundbreaking discoveries including the use of tools by 
     chimpanzees;
       Whereas these and other behavioral observations of 
     chimpanzees forever changed human understanding of the 
     differences between humans and other animal species;
       Whereas between 1968 and 1986, Dr. Goodall published a 
     collection of articles and books

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     that remain the foundational scientific works of chimpanzee 
     and wildlife studies alike;
       Whereas this included the publication by Harvard University 
     Press of ``The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior'', 
     which detailed the range of behaviors that make up the 
     essential corpus of chimpanzee natural history and which 
     remains today a critical reference of researchers in the 
     field;
       Whereas Dr. Goodall's writings not only formed the bedrock 
     of the descriptive analytical study of chimpanzees, but they 
     also altered the paradigm of the study of culture in 
     chimpanzees and other animals, especially species with 
     complex social behaviors;
       Whereas in support of the research she began and to advance 
     her vision, Dr. Goodall established the Gombe Stream Research 
     Center in 1965 and the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977;
       Whereas traveling the world approximately 300 days a year, 
     she delivers dozens of lectures and engages with youth of all 
     ages;
       Whereas during the last half of the 20th century, she 
     blazed a trail for and inspired other women primatologists, 
     such that women now dominate long-term primate behavioral 
     studies worldwide;
       Whereas Dr. Goodall has been a role model for youth of all 
     ages, inspiring boys and girls alike to take action for 
     people, animals, and the environment; and
       Whereas through her Jane Goodall Institute, she established 
     the Roots & Shoots global youth program which now has members 
     in more than 110 countries: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes the groundbreaking environmental education 
     advancements by the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots and Shoots 
     initiative on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of Dr. 
     Jane Goodall's research;
       (2) recognizes the significant role that the research done 
     by Dr. Goodall has had on the knowledge and understanding of 
     both the natural and human worlds, and its benefit to 
     children and classrooms as they learn about the natural 
     world; and
       (3) recognizes the valuable role that nature and science 
     education plays in the conservation of natural resources as 
     evidenced through the work of Dr. Goodall.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Colorado (Mr. Polis) and the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.


                             General Leave

  Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, I request 5 legislative days during which 
Members may revise and extend and insert extraneous materials on House 
Resolution 1543 into the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Colorado?
  There was no objection.

                              {time}  1550

  Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1543, 
which honors my dear friend Dr. Jane Goodall on the 50th anniversary of 
the beginning of her important and ground breaking work in Tanzania, 
Africa. Dr. Goodall is an inspiring, world-renowned primatologist, and 
the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. We celebrate the 
educational significance of her research launched at the Gombe Stream 
Chimpanzee Reserve 50 years ago and her continued scientific research 
and her environmental conservation of chimpanzees and other primates, 
as well as her role as a role model for young men and women in the 
sciences.
  In keeping with her childhood fascination of chimpanzees, Dr. Goodall 
began studying the Kasakela chimpanzee community at Gombe Stream in 
1960. In part because she didn't come from traditional research 
training, Dr. Goodall remained open to new ideas in the field and new 
approaches in primatology and research.
  Her pioneering observations of primate behavior forever changed our 
understanding of the similarities between humans and other animal 
species, especially those with complex social behaviors. In particular, 
Dr. Goodall observed that chimpanzees construct and use tools, develop 
unique and affectionate relationships with family members and 
individuals in a complex social structure, exhibit reasoned thought and 
a concept of self, and occasionally eat food outside of a vegetarian 
diet.
  A few years after her initial research, Dr. Goodall published a 
collection of articles and books that today remain the foundational 
scientific works of chimpanzee and wildlife studies. Her works, like 
the ``Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior,'' and ``Through a 
Window: 30 Years Observing the Gombe Chimpanzees,'' detailed the range 
of behaviors that make up most of modern chimpanzee natural history, 
and they remain critical references for present-day students, 
researchers, and scientists. Dr. Goodall's research and publications 
also help inform the mission of the Jane Goodall Institute, which 
empowers individuals to improve the habitats of all living things 
through research, training, and increased awareness of animals, 
communities, and their environments.
  Her efforts in education, including the Roots and Shoots program, 
which is available at elementary through secondary school levels to 
students across the world, has helped instill environmental learning 
and a whole new generation of future civic, scientific, and business 
leaders.
  Dr. Jane Goodall was an inspiration to my own sister Jordana who 
acted as Jane Goodall in her fifth grade biology fair when we were 
growing up and went on to a career in science inspired in part like 
many millions of other young women by the example of Dr. Jane Goodall 
and her high-profile role at a time when there were very few women in 
the research sciences.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to express my strong support for House 
Resolution 1543, which honors the 50th anniversary of Dr. Jane 
Goodall's research on chimpanzee behavior and celebrates her incredibly 
important educational and scientific contributions to the field. I urge 
my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETRI. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise today in support of the resolution before us, House Resolution 
1543, honoring the educational significance of Dr. Jane Goodall's work 
on this, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of her work in Tanzania, 
Africa.
  Dr. Goodall is one of the world's foremost authorities on 
chimpanzees, having closely observed their behavior for the past 
quarter century in the jungles of the Gombe Game Reserve in Africa, 
living in the chimps' environment and gaining their confidence. Her 
observations and discoveries are internationally heralded. Her research 
and writings have made revolutionary inroads into scientific thinking.
  Dr. Goodall received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1965. 
She's been the science director of the Gombe Stream Research Center 
since 1967. In 1984, Dr. Goodall received the J. Paul Getty Wildlife 
Conservation Prize for ``helping millions of people understand the 
importance of wildlife conservation to life on this planet.'' Her other 
awards and international recognitions fill pages.
  Dr. Goodall's scientific articles have appeared in many issues of 
National Geographic magazine. She has written scores of papers for 
internationally known scientific journals. Dr. Goodall has also written 
two books, ``Wild Chimpanzees'' and ``In the Shadow of Man.''
  Dr. Goodall has expanded her global outreach with the founding of the 
Jane Goodall Institute based in Ridgefield, Connecticut. She now 
teaches and encourages young people to appreciate the conservation of 
chimpanzees and of all creatures, great and small. She lectures, 
writes, teaches and continues her missions in many inventive ways, 
including the Chimpanzee Guardian Project.
  Today, we honor Dr. Jane Goodall for the significant role that her 
research has played in recognizing the behavioral differences in humans 
and other animal species.
  I support this resolution and ask my colleagues to do the same.
  Madam Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, I once again would like to express my 
support for House Resolution 1543, which honors the 50th anniversary of 
Dr. Jane Goodall's research on chimpanzee behavior and celebrates her 
immense educational and scientific contributions to the field, as well 
as her life dedicated towards a sustainable future not only for humans 
but for all of the residents of our wonderful and fair planet.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong 
support of H.

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Res. 1543, ``Honoring the educational significance of Dr. Jane 
Goodall's work on this the 50th anniversary of the beginning of her 
work in Tanzania, Africa.''
  Dr. Goodall once said: ``Young people, when informed and empowered, 
when they realize that what they do truly makes a difference, can 
indeed change the world. They are changing it already.'' This is the 
creed in which Dr. Goodall has based her entire life's work. In May 
1956, a friend of Dr. Goodall invited her to visit her farm in Kenya. 
She was so excited, she quit her job in London and moved back to 
Bournemouth so she could waitress and earn the fare she needed to get 
to Africa and back.
  Dr. Goodall or ``Jane,'' as she was known back then, was 23 years old 
at the time. Jane had a wonderful time seeing Africa but the single 
most important event of her time in Africa was meeting Dr. Louis 
Leakey, a famous anthropologist and paleontologist. Leakey hired Jane 
as his assistant and secretary at the Coryndon Museum and soon Jane and 
another young student were in the Olduvai Gorge digging up fossils with 
Dr. Leakey and his wife: anthropologist Mary Leakey.
  Looking for someone to go to Tanzania and study the chimpanzees, Dr. 
Leakey found a willing assistant in Jane. Not much was known about wild 
chimpanzees at that time, Dr. Goodall figured that studying them would 
be a fascinating adventure.
  With persistence, Dr. Jane developed a relationship with the 
chimpanzees and observed them doing things that only humans were 
thought to have done, such as creating tools to hunt for food and 
taking in orphan chimps to raise as their own. She also discovered that 
chimps were not primarily vegetarians, as first believed. After these 
discoveries, National Geographic decided to sponsor Jane's work and 
sent a photographer and filmmaker. Eventually, Dr. Goodall wrote a 
number of journals and books to document her experiences. One of her 
books in particularly, ``In the Shadow of Man and Through a Window'' 
gave a new outlook to chimpanzees of Tanzania to people all over the 
world.
  In conclusion, I support H. Res. 1543 and commemorate the 50th year 
of the beginning of her groundbreaking research. Dr. Goodall has been a 
role model for youth of all ages, inspiring boys and girls alike to 
take action for people, animals, and the environment; and through her 
Jane Goodall Institute, Dr. Goodall established the Roots and Shoots 
global youth program which now has members in more than 110 countries. 
This resolution acknowledges the groundbreaking environmental education 
advancements by the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots and Shoots 
initiative on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of Dr. Jane 
Goodall's research, as well as the role that her research played in 
understanding both the natural and human world. It also recognizes the 
adventurous spirit of Dr. Goodall and the way she inspired children 
around the world explore this world and all its wonder.
  Mr. POLIS. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this 
resolution, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) that the House suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 1543.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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