[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 31343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMEN CAUCUS AND 
                   CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMEN FOUNDATION

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                             HON. DAN BOREN

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2009

  Mr. BOREN. Madam Speaker, as House Co-Chair of the Congressional 
Sportsmen's Caucus and lifelong sportsman, I hereby recognize the 20th 
Anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and 
the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation. The Foundation was officially 
incorporated 20 years ago this week on December 7, 1989.
  On behalf of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and the millions of 
hunters and anglers across the country, congratulations to the 
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation on 20 years of successfully 
supporting the Caucus in advancing pro-sportsmen hunting, fishing, and 
conservation issues in the United States Congress.
  The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation is the most trusted 
organization focused on issues of importance to this nation's sporting 
heritage and serves as the most critical link between sportsmen and 
women and the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. The sportsmen and women 
of America can be proud of the long standing partnership between the 
Caucus and Foundation in accomplishing many legislative victories on 
their behalf.
  Since its inception, the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus 
has grown into one of the largest and most effective caucuses in the 
United States Congress with nearly 300 members representing almost all 
50 states. With bipartisan leadership in both the House and the Senate, 
the Caucus is the sportsmen's ally and first line of defense in 
Washington promoting and protecting the rights of hunters, trappers and 
anglers.
  With the success of the CSC/CSF partnership, the Congressional 
Sportsmen's Foundation created a network of state legislative 
sportsmen's caucuses modeled after the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus 
in 2004, launching the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses 
(NASC). Currently with 38 state legislative sportsmen's caucuses and 
nearly 2,000 legislators, the NASC facilitates the interaction and idea 
exchange among state caucus leaders and the outdoor community.
  Earlier this year the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation launched 
the Governors Sportsmen's Caucus to facilitate communication and 
information exchange among a bipartisan team of state chief executives 
in support of legislation and regulations that promote and protect 
hunting and fishing. Guided by a bipartisan leadership team of 
governors and staffed through the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, 
the GSC further enhances the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and the 
National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses.
  The combination of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, the National 
Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses, and the Governor's Sportsmen's 
Caucus, working side-by-side with the Congressional Sportsmen's 
Foundation, serves as an unprecedented network of pro-sportsmen elected 
officials that promote and protect the agenda of America's hunters and 
anglers.
  The Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and Congressional Sportsmen's 
Foundation looks back fondly on the accomplishments of the last 20 
years and now looks forward to continuing the work of protecting 
America's hunters and anglers in the future.

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