[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO WIC ON 25 YEARS

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, children are 25 percent of this country's 
population but they are 10,000 percent of our future. There is no 
better way to invest in our future than to make sure that every child 
gets good nutrition and health care, right from the very start. That is 
what the WIC program does, and that is what they have been doing for 25 
years.
  At WIC clinics, low income, at-risk pregnant women get healthy foods, 
nutrition, education and access to health services. The outcome is 
strong, healthy babies. WIC stays with the new mother after her baby is 
born, helping to form good eating habits, health habits and a lifetime 
of good habits. For every $1.00 we spend on WIC, we save $3.50 in 
future costs for medical care, income support and special education.
  Talk about a good investment in our future, talk about WIC. 
Congratulations, WIC, on this anniversary of 25 years, and thanks for 
strengthening America's future.

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