[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17081-17082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   SALUTING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, there are many things in 
America that give us cause for celebration. I am delighted to rise 
today and salute the Boy Scouts of America that are celebrating the 
jamboree and to acknowledge the service that they give to all of 
America.

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  I am a proud member of the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of 
America. I am a Silver Beaver, and I have an Eagle Scout as a young 
son. To all of those who have achieved as Boy Scouts in America, our 
future leaders, we congratulate them. We thank them very much for the 
service that they give. I am reminded of the old sign of Boy Scouts 
laying down a raincoat or jacket over the water to allow an elderly 
person to walk. It is symbolic of the service that they give.
  I hope as they enjoy the wonderment of this great Capitol of the 
United States and the fact that they are able to see those of us who 
serve in the United States Congress, working the democratic way, they 
will be emboldened and they will be infused with a sense of energy, of 
leadership, and that they will carry the message of the Boy Scouts with 
great honor and serve their country in a very honorable way.

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  With that I thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I wish them the very best. 
And I might see them out there. Boy Scouts equal America. God bless 
America, and God bless the Boy Scouts of America.

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