[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H290-H291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CELEBRATE LITERACY WEEK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Bean) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BEAN of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to wish you and all 
Americans a happy Celebrate Literacy Week.
  The Florida Department of Education has designated this week as a 
week to focus on reading, but you don't have to be from Florida to 
celebrate reading. All Americans can work to inspire students and 
families to make reading a part of their daily routines and install a 
lifelong love of reading.
  This year's theme is ``Take a Deep Dive Into Literacy--Splash Into 
New Worlds.'' Fitting with the theme, I was honored and proud to read 
``Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate'' to the fourth grade classes at 
Yulee Elementary School in northeast Florida.
  Yulee Elementary School is an outstanding, rated-A school based on 
the Florida School Accountability Reports. This school is led by 
Principal Bryce Cubbal and Assistant Principal Tara Libby. These 
educators are to be commended for the fantastic things they are doing 
for our students.
  Madam Speaker, they say reading is fundamental, but I will say that 
it is

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only fundamental if we encourage reading. I encourage everybody that if 
you get a chance to read to a young person, do it. It will be good for 
them and for you.

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