[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 38 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E314]
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                       HONORING MS. DORIS GENTRY

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 6, 2015

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Doris 
Gentry and the Human Trafficking Steering Committee for the planning 
and implementation of the first Napa Conference on Human Trafficking. 
Ms. Gentry saw the need to bring awareness on this important issue, 
created and led a steering committee made up of the honorable law 
enforcement officers of Napa County, and has been working hard to bring 
this conference to fruition.
  Human trafficking affects as many as twenty-seven million people 
worldwide, and as many as eighty percent of the victims of human 
trafficking are former foster youth, but it is both a global and a 
local problem. The effort by individuals, businesses, organizations, 
and governing bodies to promote the observance of Human Trafficking 
Awareness on March 13th of 2015 represents one of the many examples of 
the ongoing commitment to raise awareness of and to actively oppose 
human trafficking.
  For Ms. Gentry, philanthropy and volunteerism has been a life-long 
activity. She has led numerous boards and organizations dedicated to 
making our community a better place to live, work, and raise a family, 
and this conference is yet another demonstration of her devotion. Ms. 
Gentry is also a foster mom to one hundred teen boys, and has four 
children and six grand children of her own.
  I am proud to represent a district with principled, community-minded 
and globally conscious people such as Doris Gentry. Mr. Speaker, Ms. 
Gentry and the Human Trafficking Steering Committee deserve to be 
recognized and honored here today.

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