Mike Honda: “I appreciate the three speakers here. I think we are all ex-Peace Corps volunteers. I think the other aspect of…”

“I appreciate the three speakers here. I think we are all ex-Peace Corps volunteers. I think the other aspect of AmeriCorps is very much like Peace Corps in that we have invested in folks like ourselves, and the return on the investment has paid many, many times over a service to our country, a service to our community, and I think that the kind of investment that we are looking at in AmeriCorps is the same. And the kinds of monies that have been spent for us as Peace Corps volunteers was what we call subsistence allowance to allow us to be able to do the kind of work we do. Coming home, we have been able to share our experiences and fulfill the third mandate, and that was to return back home and give back to our communities. I suspect that this is the same thing that the young people in the AmeriCorps are experiencing. It's a great investment of tax dollars.”