[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HEAD START

  (Mr. SCOTT of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, 50 years ago today, President 
Lyndon B. Johnson announced from the White House Rose Garden that 
enrollment would begin for an early childhood education program called 
Project Head Start.
  For the last half century, Head Start has been more than just an 
education program. It not only includes quality preschool but also 
critical support services, including family engagement, health 
services, and good nutrition. Studies have found that children in Head 
Start do better academically, have better behavior, and better health 
status than their peers. The program also saves more money than it 
costs by reducing teen pregnancy, high school dropouts, and the 
likelihood of incarceration.
  Madam Speaker, we know that Head Start works. As we mark the occasion 
of 50 years of one of the most successful early intervention programs, 
let us recommit ourselves to the ideal that all of our children have 
access to quality preschool education, like Head Start.

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