[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 123 (Friday, August 1, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO GARY JOB CORPS CENTER

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 2014

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gary Job Corps 
Center for 50 years of providing successful service to the people of 
San Marcos, Texas.
  Located on a campus of 1,000 acres at the former Gary Army Air Field, 
Gary Job Corps is the largest of 125 Job Corps campuses nationwide, 
enrolling a growing number of nearly 2,000 young men and women. The 
increasing number of enrollment at Gary Job Corps represents the 
fulfillment of President Johnson's 1964 promise he made while visiting 
the former Southwest Texas State University. President Johnson's 
promise was to develop a Job Corps camp to train young men and women in 
the skills that would allow them to contribute to their community and 
become leaders.
  For 50 years, Gary Job Corps has continuously helped young men and 
women achieve their academic and professional dreams. In addition to 
providing vocational training for careers in health occupations, 
business, computers, cooking, driver's education, and numerous other 
industries, their alumni have continued their education to the student 
bodies of Texas State University, Alamo Community College, and other 
institutions of higher education.
  Gary Job Corps has helped countless young Texans achieve their life 
goals, has helped bring economic growth, educational achievement, and 
the promise of a better future to Central Texas. I am happy to have 
this opportunity to congratulate Gary Job Corps on the occasion of its 
50th anniversary, and I wish all of its staff and students many more 
years of success.

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