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Paul Coverdell: “We have heard that voluntarism is healthier than ever, we have millions of volunteers, and we do not need a bill to…”

On the recordApril 30, 1997
We have heard that voluntarism is healthier than ever, we have millions of volunteers, and we do not need a bill to encourage voluntarism. That is simply not the case, clearly not the case. According to the Independent Sector report, the percentage of Americans volunteering dropped from 54 percent in 1989 to 51 percent in 1991 and 48 percent in 1993. So, from 1989, the number of Americans willing to volunteer has dropped 54, to 51, to 48. There may be any number of factors involved. I commend the President and ex-Presidents for trying to step forward and call on Americans to reverse the trend. If they want to reverse the trend, they are going to have to deal with this subject. They are going to have to make it not a threat to be a volunteer.
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Paul Coverdell
Georgia
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Discussing the decline in volunteerism and the need for legislative support during Senate debate.

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