[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MANATEE AWARENESS MONTH

  (Ms. GRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, did you know it is Manatee Awareness Month?
  Every November, we celebrate these beautiful, gentle creatures. How 
lucky we are that Florida is one of the few places in the world where 
you can see them.
  To raise awareness, I would like to recognize the Save the Manatee 
Club, an international nonprofit which has been working to save 
endangered manatees since 1981, when it was cosponsored by Jimmy 
Buffett and my father, Governor Bob Graham. Their commitment to these 
unique animals has made great strides in protecting them around the 
world.
  Human activity presents the greatest threat to manatees, but we are 
also their greatest hope. Only our compassion and action can protect 
them.

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