[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         HONORING RITA A. ALMON

 Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I wish to honor Ms. Rita A. Almon, 
who has served as program director for the U.S. Senate Youth Program 
for 29 years. She will retire after this year's 45th anniversary 
program, which is currently being held March 3 to 10, 2007, in 
Washington, DC.
  During her tenure Ms. Almon has overseen the education and safety of 
thousands of high school student delegates who come annually to the 
Nation's Capital for this unique educational program about government, 
leadership and public service. She has worked closely with Senators and 
their staffs as well as with senior officials from each branch of 
Government to secure an opportunity for these young men and women to 
see their Government up close and to meet the individuals who make it 
work.
  The mission of the U.S. Senate Youth Program, as set out in S. Res. 
324 in 1962, states that ``the continued vitality of our Republic 
depends, in part, on the intelligent understanding of our political 
processes and the functions of our National Government by the citizens 
of the United States; and the durability of a constitutional democracy 
is dependent upon alert, talented, vigorous competition for political 
leadership.''
  Rita A. Almon has achieved the mission of the U.S. Senate Youth 
Program by adhering to the highest standards of ethics and integrity, 
setting a shining example for the young men and women who participate. 
I join my colleagues in commending her and wish her well in her future 
endeavors.

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