[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4727]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRESSIONAL BICYCLE CAUCUS

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I would hope that as we are dealing with 
some weighty matters here before us that we also may be able to pause 
for a moment and deal with one simple little item that can help bring 
us together. We are in the midst now of encouraging Members to renew 
their membership in the bipartisan Bicycle Caucus.
  The gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Kelly) and I have issued a letter 
that is circulating to the Members. Last year, we had over a hundred 
Members, representing 37 States, that worked to help promote cycling 
policies around the country, to do work here in Washington, D.C., to 
promote that opportunity to make the cycling-friendly environment and 
to have some positive experiences for Members, family, and staff using 
cycles here.
  Next week, there will be a bicycle summit with participation from 
virtually every State in the Union, over 500 people. We encourage 
Members to renew their membership. They will get the certified bicycle 
membership pen, and we will have an opportunity to work together on 
something that we will enjoy that will be good for the environment, 
good for health, and good for our country.

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