[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1749]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNITION OF THE MISS USA VOLUNTEERS

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, as you know, this year the Miss USA 
Pageant will be held in my home state of Missouri this Friday. I rise 
today to recognize the hard work and dedication of the nearly 400 
volunteers from Branson, Missouri who have donated multiple hours to 
ensure that this year's pageant runs smoothly.
  The volunteer corps is an integral part of the pageant. They operate 
the entire pageant as well as all of the events leading up to it. It is 
the tireless effort and the many behind the scenes hours of the 
volunteers that make this pageant successful year after year. This year 
will be no different, as the people of Branson have done a wonderful 
job.
  This Friday night, as millions of people across the country and 
around the world look to Branson for the crowning of the next Miss USA, 
I encourage all Americans to recognize the effort of the citizens of 
Branson who won't appear on camera and whose names won't scroll across 
the screen. Mr. President, I now ask the Senate to join me in 
recognition of these unsung heroes of the Miss USA Pageant.

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