Loading ...Thank You for Creating Adult Education and Family Literacy Week!
Date: October 10, 2009
The US House of Representatives passed H.Res.707, designating Adult Education and Family Literacy Week for the week of October 18, 2009, by a vote of 412-0. The Resolution does the following:
Resolved, That the House of Representatives–
(1) supports the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, including raising public awareness about the importance of adult education and family literacy;
(2) encourages people across the United States to support programs to assist those in need of adult education and family literacy programs; and
(3) requests that the President issue a proclamation recognizing the importance of adult education and family literacy programs, calling upon the Federal Government, States, localities, schools, libraries, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, consumer advocates, institutions of higher education, labor unions, and businesses to support increased access to adult education and family literacy programs to ensure a literate society.
You can check the voting record here to see how your Representative voted.
Representative Jared Polis (D-CO), sponsored the Resolution and introduced it on the House Floor. Representative Tom Petri (R-WI) and Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) spoke in support of adult education and family literacy. Representative Michael Honda (D-CA), Representative Zach Wamp (R-TN), Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), and Representative Daniel Maffei (D-NY) inserted their remarks on H.Res. 707 into the Congressional Record. The Resolution had a total of 26 cosigners, listed below.
You can also view the debate online, courtesy of CSPAN.
CSPAN Video of Floor Coverage on the Resolution
Times on the counter:
- 16:25 Polis
- 21:50 Petri
- 24:15 Blackburn
| Co-Sponsors of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Week Resolution: | |
| Rep. Alexander, Rodney (R-La.) Rep. Blackburn, Marsha (R-Tenn.) Rep. Capuano, Michael E. (D-Mass.) Rep. Deal, Nathan (R-Ga.) Rep. Gordon, Bart (D-Tenn.) Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. (D-Ariz.) Rep. Guthrie, Brett (R-Ky.) Rep. Hare, Phil (D-Ill.) Rep. Harper, Gregg (R-Miss.) Rep. Hodes, Paul W. (D-N.H.) Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. (D-R.I.) Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. (D-Ohio) Rep. Langevin, James R. (D-R.I.) |
Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. (D-N.Y.) Rep. Markey, Edward J. (D-Mass.) Rep. McGovern, James P. (D-Mass.) Rep. Michaud, Michael H. (D-Maine) Rep. Peterson, Collin C. (D-Minn.) Rep. Roe, David P. (R-Tenn.) Rep. Ross, Mike (D-Ark.) Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol (D-N.H.) Rep. Skelton, Ike (D-Mo.) Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-S.C.) Rep. Tonko, Paul D. (D-N.Y.) Rep. Wamp, Zach (R-Tenn.) Rep. Yarmuth, John A. (D-Ky.) |
Thank you to Representative Jared Polis for sponsoring the Resolution, to Representative Petri and Representative Blackburn for speaking on our behalf during the debate, and to Representative Honda, Representative Wamp, Representative Jackson-Lee, and Representative Maffei, for inserting their remarks into the Congressional Record. We are grateful to the 26 cosigners for their support; without them, the Resolution would not have moved forward to the House Floor for consideration. And thank you to the 412 House Members who voted in support!
