House Proceeding on Mar 9th, 2009 :: 0:27:50 to 0:31:50
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Lynn C. Woolsey: th mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, does the gentlewoman have any additi ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, yes, we do. mr. guthrie: i reserve my time. gentlewan from california. well, wol i'm pleased to yield -- ms. woolsey: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from pennsylvania,

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: congresswoman dahlkemper. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. mrs. dahlkemper: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of house resolution 210. supporting the goals and accomplishments of the national school breakfast program. the national school breakfast program continues to play an important role in the help and educational development of our

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Lynn C. Woolsey: nation's children by giving them a nutritious start every morning. research has shown that students who eat breakfast are more likely to show acadec improvement and be more attentive in the classroom, but having access to a nutritious breakfast also does something else as important. the national school breakfast program is at the heart of

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Lynn C. Woolsey: promoting healthy lifestyle choices for our children. they learn the importance healthful food choices that can prevent further complications of obesity, type two diabetes and other lifestyle diseases. healthy kids make healthy adults and that is why i am proud toupport this resolution and urge my colleagues to pour sp -- support it also.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the b the gentlewoman from california reserves the balance of her time. ms. woolsey: i'd like to know if the gentleman from kentucky has any other speakers? mr. guthrie: i have no further speakers and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. woolsey: well, mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this resolution to recognize the important role the national school breakfast program plays in the education and health of

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Lynn C. Woolsey: our nation's children. i'd like to say that it's obvious that if you eat a good breakfast you're much better prepared to learn, to focus, to behave yourself, even want to come to school. you want to be there on time. and i can tell you from the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: breakfast pilot program that president clinton signed into law that was my legislation and six districts around the country had the program in -- effect for years, it proved itself. and the administrators thought it was the best thing. the principals thought it was

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Lynn C. Woolsey: the best. the teachers. and the kids loved it. and they only were provided balanced meal. i rember going to one of the schools in my district during the breakfast time. morning. t classes and came out for this

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Lynn C. Woolsey: breakfast. all kids, not just poor. it had nothing to do with economic status. and there's a group of fifth and sixth graders sitting around the table and i said, what are you guys talking about? they said, we're talking politics. i mean, they were having the best time. they were thinking. th were excited.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: some of them ate two breakfasts every day be actually fed them breakfast. that was the downside ofhe program is that all these kids didn't have to have but we learned later that middle school and high school are the kids that really don't eat breakfast. so we're going to be working and building on this program

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Lynn C. Woolsey: a ensuring that in the united states of america, the