[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               HEAD START

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the students, 
parents, staff, alumni, and supporters of Head Start as they celebrate 
Head Start Awareness Month and 50 years of service to our Nation's most 
vulnerable children.
  On May 18, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched Project Head 
Start as an 8-week summer demonstration project to teach low-income 
students essential skills to prepare them for kindergarten.
  Since that date, Head Start has served 32 million children and 
families across the country, providing them with the tools they need to 
build successful futures, helping to ensure a quality education and 
access to health care and social services. Head Start is a critical 
investment in the education of our Nation's youngest children.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that, as a body, we reaffirm our investment in the 
children who are the future of this country. I urge my colleagues to 
support bipartisan efforts to give all of America's children a head 
start in life and an open door to opportunity.

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