FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 24, 2002
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The White House - Office of the Press Secretary
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President Pleased with Citizen Service Bill |
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Statement by the President
I commend House Select Education Subcommittee Chairman Peter Hoekstra
and Ranking Member Tim Roemer for their bipartisan leadership in
introducing H.R. 4854, the "Citizen Service Act of 2002." In January,
I called upon all Americans to dedicate at least two years—the
equivalent of 4,000 hours—over the course of their lives in service
to others, and I laid out policies for fostering service all across the
country and around the world. Increasing opportunities for all
Americans to participate in meaningful service activities is a priority
of this Administration, and the bipartisan sponsors and co-sponsors of
the Citizen Service Act of 2002 are leading that effort in the House of
Representatives.
Programs such as Learn and Serve America, Senior Corps, and
AmeriCorps offer Americans a variety of ways to help meet important
community needs through service. Through their hard work on the
Citizen Service Act of 2002, Chairman Hoekstra and Congressman Roemer
are helping to strengthen and improve these programs based on the
principles and reforms I outlined earlier this year. I also look
forward to working with the Senate and to signing the Citizen Service
Act of 2002 this legislative session.
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