[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5642]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GIRL SCOUTS

  (Mr. HOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, a century ago Juliette Gordon Low assembled 18 
girls from Georgia for the first Girl Scout meeting. From ``Daisy'' 
Low's start, 50 million people have been counted among the ranks of the 
Girl Scouts of the USA, and today there is a membership of more than 3 
million.
  Today, Girl Scouts are involved in much more than cookies. I've had 
the privilege to see their wonderful community service projects, have 
attended award ceremonies, and I know about their work to introduce 
girls of all ages to math and science.
  Recently, I had the opportunity to spend time with members of the 
Girl Scouts from West Windsor in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Their robotics 
team placed first in the Eastern Pennsylvania Division of the FIRST 
LEGO League, and they're competing in the World Festival in St. Louis 
this week. I send them my best wishes.
  I'm inspired by the Girl Scouts, and I rise to honor all the work 
that the Girl Scouts have done over 100 years, and I wish them success 
for the next 100 years.

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