2001CRH511B URGING SUPPORT FOR THE PEACE CORPS PROGRAM
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[Congressional Record: March 1, 2001 (House)]
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URGING SUPPORT FOR THE PEACE CORPS PROGRAM
(Mr. WALSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, today marks the 40th anniversary of the Peace
Corps. Thirty years ago, I left my very comfortable middle-class home
in Syracuse, New York for a thatched hut with a mud floor in the
foothills of Nepal. I made a lot of friends. I gained a lot more
knowledge than I imparted.
But today, I stand before my colleagues, among other Members of
Congress, who served in the Peace Corps. Many of us are back home
providing productive lives and leadership throughout many sectors of
our country.
The knowledge of the world that these Peace Corps, former Peace Corps
volunteers provide becomes more and more valuable as the world gets
smaller. Congress needs to continue its strong support for this
program. There are benefits certainly to the world in terms of better
international relations, and it provides a constant infusion of new
leaders to our country.
So, Mr. Speaker, I urge strong support for the continued Peace Corps
program.
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