[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   RECOGNIZING DR. JON PAUL RODRIGUEZ

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, the American Humane Association, the 
country's first national humane organization, is saving, sheltering, 
feeding, and protecting more than 1 billion animals around the world 
each year.
  In honor of noted conservationist Wolfgang Kiessling, the American 
Humane Association created the Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize 
for Species Conservation, recognizing and supporting the work of those 
who achieve significant positive change in the field of conservation 
practice, theory, and research.
  After considering the achievements of extraordinary candidates from 
16 countries, Dr. Paul Rodriguez, chairman of the International Union 
of the Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission, was selected 
as the inaugural honoree of the Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize 
for Species Conservation.
  I recognize and commend the efforts of the American Humane 
Association, Wolfgang Kiessling, and the 2022 award winner, Dr. Jon 
Paul Rodriguez, for their outstanding work on behalf of the endangered 
animals which enrich our world.

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