[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13923]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING FATHER'S DAY

  (Mr. RYUN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, last Sunday was Father's Day. This 
is a day specifically set aside to reflect and honor fathers.
  Being a father is not something that should be taken lightly. A study 
by child psychologist Michael Lamb demonstrates exactly how important 
the presence of a father is in the development of a child. It found 
that a strong bond between a father and a child has a positive effect 
upon the development of the child.
  It is a statistical fact that children with involved loving fathers 
are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-
esteem, exhibit empathy and pro-social behavior. These children are 
also more likely to avoid high-risk behavior such as the use of drugs, 
truancy and criminal activity, than to children who have uninvolved 
fathers.
  Mr. Speaker, even though the time to celebrate Father's Day has come 
and gone, the importance of being a father never diminishes. I rise 
today to recognize the caring and loving fathers for all they do for 
their families and also encourage them to continue to fulfill their 
role in the family.

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