[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2493-2494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING REACH OUT AND READ RHODE ISLAND

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Reach Out and Read 
Rhode Island, a program that works with doctors to encourage young 
patients and their families to read.
  In honor of the upcoming Read Across America Day, I wish to recognize 
the contributions this program makes in my home State, where it reaches 
35,000 infant-to-preschool-aged children each year in 44 locations. 
Reach Out and Read Rhode Island provides free books through 
pediatricians' offices for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 
years old, creating a small library for children and emphasizing the 
importance of reading.
  Reach Out and Read Rhode Island helps to distribute 60,000 books each 
year to young children and their families, working to build a 
foundation for when a child enters school. Reach Out and Read Rhode 
Island should take great pride in the contributions it makes to our 
young children. I congratulate Reach Out and Read Rhode Island on its 
success.

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