[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 33 (Thursday, March 1, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E298-E299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 1, 2012

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the 
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for their commitment to education and 
to honor the volunteers that make it possible.
  The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been known as the largest 
rodeo in the world. It attracts the best of the best in the rodeo and 
livestock industries but it also raises millions of dollars for Houston 
area children to go to college.
  The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will award more 600 scholarships 
totaling over $9.53 million in 2012. Every year, the rodeo increases 
the number of awards given to local students.
  Since its beginning in 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has 
committed more than $283 million to scholarships, research, endowments, 
and other educational youth programs. Students have received more than 
$165 million in direct support, since the first scholarship was awarded 
in 1957.
  Currently, more than 2,000 students are on Show scholarships, 
attending more than 100 different Texas colleges and universities. The 
value of these scholarships is approximately $30 million.
  I'm sure many students from the 29th District, and from all over the 
Houston area, will enjoy benefiting from this great program as it 
continues to grow in the future.
  I am proud to be a life member of the Houston Livestock Show and 
Rodeo and thank the thousands of volunteers that dedicate well over a 
million hours of service each year to make the rodeo and its 
scholarship program operate as smoothly as they do.
  The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo would not be the success that it 
is today without the hard work and dedication of its volunteers. The 
current 26,000+ volunteers serve on more than 100 different Rodeo 
committees.
  Their service to our community is greatly appreciated.
  And so it is with great pleasure that I recognize the Houston 
Livestock Show and Rodeo for their success and dedication to education 
and to the Volunteers that make the show possible.

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