[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E415-E416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. NORMAN E. BORLAUG

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                             HON. ROD BLUM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 25, 2015

  Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, known as ``the father 
of the green revolution,'' was born on March 25, 1914 on a farm outside 
Cresco, Iowa. Moved during the Great Depression by the examples of 
hunger

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he witnessed, Dr. Borlaug committed his life to developing the then 
nascent field of plant biology to increase food production and combat 
world hunger. The mutation techniques he developed led to high yield, 
disease resistant wheat varieties suitable for planting around the 
globe. In honor of his work, Dr. Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace 
Prize in 1970, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, and the 
Congressional Gold Medal in 2007.
  Today, on what would have been his 101st birthday, I rise to honor 
this great native Iowan. Dr. Borlaug revolutionized agriculture and 
saved over one billion lives from starvation. His legacy stands as an 
example of American ingenuity and the impact one good man can make on 
the world. I encourage all my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives to visit Dr. Borlaug's statue in Statuary Hall to 
reflect on the life and achievements of this great American.

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