[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16896]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING ARKANSAS' PARENTS OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, this Sunday is Parents Day, an annual day 
commemorating the contribution parents make to our society. Parents Day 
provides an opportunity to recognize and promote parenting as a central 
vocation for our families and communities.
  In 1994 Congress passed a resolution establishing the fourth Sunday 
of every July as Parents Day. According to the resolution, Parents Day 
is established for recognizing, uplifting and supporting the role of 
parents and rearing of children.
  And in that vein I would like to recognize one truly special set of 
parents, Mike and Becky Kneeland of Van Buren, Arkansas. They will be 
receiving Arkansas' Parents of the Year Award this Sunday, and I am 
honored to be able to recognize them on the House floor today.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to please join me in congratulating 
the Kneelands and all the other wonderful parents across the country. 
Their efforts and sacrifices are molding the future of this Nation, and 
parents like the Kneelands are setting a wonderful example for all of 
us.

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