[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17650]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        EXPRESSING SYMPATHY TO THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FAMILY

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a day or two ago, I rose on 
the floor of the House to welcome the Boy Scouts of America to their 
jamboree that they hold every 4 years.
  As a member of the Board of Directors of the Sam Houston Area Boy 
Scouts in my hometown of Houston, Texas, Houston-Galveston Council, I 
rise today to offer my deepest sympathy to the Boy Scouts of America 
family due to the loss of four scout leaders who died in an electrical 
accident in Virginia during the course of putting up some of the 
equipment for the young men who were about to participate in the 
jamboree right after their noontime service.
  I know that the Boy Scouts are, in fact, a family. This is an 
enormous tragedy. Just as their scout oath reminds them of their 
commitment to their country and their God and the honor that they have, 
I know that they will draw together as a family and be united in their 
empathy and sympathy with the family members of their lost scout 
leaders.
  I wish for them the very best as they continue their jamboree, and my 
greatest sympathy to those who lost their lives. As well, I know that 
the Boy Scouts will continue to serve in their communities around the 
Nation and continue to serve America, for they are young outstanding 
leaders that have come here to the United States Capital to begin to 
learn and recommit themselves to their values and to service.

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