[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3406]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               H.R. 2857

  (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, I want to congratulate the 
chairman of the Education Committee for capturing the spirit of America 
in H.R. 2857, Generations Invigorating Volunteerism Education Act. I 
thank my colleague Congresswoman McCarthy for introducing the 
legislation, and again say that there have been so many success stories 
that all of us could cite by referring to AmeriCorps, Vista, Senior 
Corps, and Learn and Serve America.
  This bill, of course, that we have just been debating works to ensure 
that volunteers and the organizations that support them will receive 
the resources that they need to continue their vital work. Many of them 
engage with other nongovernmental organizations or nonprofits. Some of 
them work with Habitat for Humanity. Many of them you will find in the 
Nation's urban and rural schoolhouses. You will find them as role 
models. You will find them as those who get on the front line when 
there is Hurricane Katrina or Rita. You find them in institutions such 
as Texas Southern University and Texas A&M.
  This is an important legislative initiative. I am delighted to have 
had an amendment added to this bill and I am delighted to be one of the 
supporters of this bill.

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