[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING NORMAN BORLAUG

  (Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today also to honor Dr. 
Norman Borlaug, whose contributions have unquestionably made the world 
a better place.
  Dr. Borlaug grew up in Iowa, but earned his Ph.D. in 1942 at the 
University of Minnesota in my home State. Go Gophers.
  In 1944 Dr. Borlaug participated in a project to boost wheat 
production that began in Mexico and spread to India, Pakistan and 
Africa. The project sparked the Green Revolution that literally saved 
millions, hundreds of millions of lives.
  In recognition for these efforts, Dr. Borlaug was awarded the Nobel 
Peace Prize in 1970, the only person to have received the award in 
either the agriculture or food production fields.
  On behalf of all Minnesotans I would like to congratulate Dr. Borlaug 
on his distinguished career and remarkable contributions, and thank my 
good friend, Tom Latham of Iowa, for his leadership on this matter.

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