Senate Proceeding on Nov 16th, 2009 :: 4:17:00 to 4:20:25
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John Barrasso: of public law 96114, which is the congressionalward act. my predecessor, senator mal wallop of wyoming, was a champion of this program n.1979, the late congressman james howard of new jersey and senator wallop introduced the congressional award act legislation now, 30 years ago, as you

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Speech By: John Barrasso

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John Barrasso: recall, america was still living with the cold war, the country was in the middle of a serious national conversation, one that would require america's young people to participate in a period of national service. it was a controversial concept, in part because the country had just eliminated the armed

4:17:37 to 4:17:57( Edit History Discussion )

John Barrasso: services draft. but legislation to establish the congressional award had been introduced in congress for several sessions but no action had yet been taken. well, when senator wallop was approached as someone who might have an interest, he quickly understood and embraced the core of the program. our nation's young people have

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John Barrasso: worthy contributions to make to the world around them, he thought and he said, and the process required to earn an award was a productive path to determine their well, senator wallop felt tt if america was thinking about requiring national service, then congress should recognize and

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John Barrasso: thank america's youth for their positive contributions made through the course of their own lives. he saw the congresonal award as the perfect opportunity to do this. when senator wallop agreed to serve as a cosponsor -- as a sponsor of the congressional award, he made it a full commitment. the legislation quickly moved

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John Barrasso: through congress and it became law in his very first term of the three terms he spent in the united states senate. the congressional award is available to any young person in our country aged 14-23 no their life circumstances or their current abilities. through goal setting,

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John Barrasso: participants move from where there are to where they can be, providing service to others and exploring their own interests in the process. recipients of the award are not selected for it. the recipients award earn it. it's been my privilege to witness the success of this program both in my home state of

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John Barrasso: wyoming and around the country. i want to thank all of the members of congress who are involved in the congressional award in their own states and districts. i encourage those of you who have not yet done so to bring this program to your young constituents. and most of all today, i want to thank our former colleague,

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John Barrasso: senator malcolm wallop, for his gift, a gift of opportunity to america's young people through the creation of the congressional award, an award that was signed into law 30 years ago today. with that, madam president, i yield thfloor and suggest the the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.