[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17716]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       RECOGNIZING SARGENT SHRIVER WITH CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

  (Mr. FARR of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a 
Congressional Gold Medal resolution for Sargent Shriver who was the 
first director of the Peace Corps. I do this with my cosponsors, former 
members of the United States Peace Corps, myself, the gentleman from 
Connecticut (Mr. Shays), the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall), the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh), the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Honda), and the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri).
  I also do it on behalf of the 163,000 volunteers who have served the 
United States Government in over 135 countries. I also do this based on 
what I did Saturday which was to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 
Peace Corps here in Washington, but then on Sunday I went to the World 
Trade Center, ground zero in New York City, so I saw peace on Saturday 
and war on Sunday.
  I view the destruction with a renewed reemphasis in the role of the 
Peace Corps in order to better understand the world cultures, the world 
languages and the world differences.
  Mr. Speaker, what better way than to authorize the President to 
present Sargent Shriver with a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate 
the 40th anniversary of the Peace Corps in recognition of its founding 
father.

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