[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13067]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRATULATING JAMIE OLIVER FOR HIS EMMY NOMINATION

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 14, 2010

  Mr. RAHALL. Madam Speaker, I bring to my colleagues' attention today 
Jamie Oliver, who has been nominated for an Emmy for his television 
series, ``Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution,'' which focused on the 
children of Huntington, West Virginia. Mr. Oliver highlighted the 
importance of a community's dedication to improving their kid's health 
through what they eat and fostering cooperative partnerships with the 
Cabell County School District, a community kitchen, and by working with 
families one-on-one to reach their goal.
  Jamie Oliver's show helped Cabell County School District transform 
their meals to include more fresh foods, which is helping our children 
to improve their health from an early age.
  As our nation faces an obesity epidemic, we need to encourage every 
effort to improve the meals served in our schools. ``Jamie Oliver's 
Food Revolution'' did just that--and Cabell County School District is 
continuing to implement his program. Mr. Oliver is a leader in the 
fight against obesity and I am thankful that he and his staff were able 
to share their lessons with West Virginia.
  To support the efforts begun by ``Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution,'' I 
am also currently drafting legislation that would create a grant 
program for school districts, like Cabell County, that seek to improve 
the health of their students by implementing a nutrition program that 
provides healthier, less-processed foods to their students.
  If federal funds can provide the funding boost school districts need 
to provide healthier foods, I want to make sure we can set aside those 
funds to encourage these great initiatives. Studies show a healthier 
diet promotes the physical well being and academic development of our 
young people. I believe in the program's potential to pave the way to 
more nutritious menus in our schools, across W. Va. and the nation.
  West Virginia has been at the forefront of efforts to improve school 
nutrition for the past five years--in fact It was the first state to 
implement many of the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine, 
which exceed the current national standards for school nutrition. Mr. 
Oliver's show continued this effort and definitely made an impact on 
the entire region and I believe our children will be better for it.
  I offer my sincere congratulations to Jamie and wish him the best of 
luck at the Emmys in August.

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