[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 112 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              NATIONAL GUARD ENDING MISSION AT FOOD BANKS

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong appreciation of our 
Ohio National Guardsmen, who have valiantly served Ohio's food banks 
during the COVID-19 pandemic. As their mission closes this Friday, let 
us commend the women and men in uniform whose selfless duty helped meet 
unprecedented need.
  Ohio's food banks served up to 150,000 more Ohioans monthly during 
this pandemic and saw 3 in 10 people seeking out emergency food 
assistance for the first time.
  With the food banks' core volunteer force sidelined, the Ohio 
National Guard deployed over 400 members to help meet the human 
challenge. These women and men are owed a significant debt of 
gratitude.
  Let us offer our deepest thanks to the Ohio National Guard adjutant 
general, Major General John Harris, whose leadership and swift 
organization implemented the Guard's mission with great precision.
  I thank the Ohio Association of Foodbanks executive director, Lisa 
Hamler-Fugitt; the Toledo SeaGate executive director, Mindy Rapp; the 
Toledo Food Bank president and CEO, James Caldwell; the Second Harvest 
of North Central Ohio president and CEO, Julie Chase-Morefield; and the 
Greater Cleveland Food Bank president and CEO, Kristin Warzocha.
  These tireless teams put a human face on America. Congratulations to 
them all.

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