On the recordMay 19, 1998
I have in my hand a sampling of hundreds of plates that I have received from senior citizens in my district when I visited them at centers or they have mailed them to me. The plates make a point. They are really about the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. This act has not been reauthorized now for more than 2 years. For 30 years, this act has provided the provisions for food, for health care and for a number of services that are very, very important to senior citizens. It allows them to have a quality of life in their homes, without which they would not have. So I urge our colleagues, during the month of May, which is Senior Citizens Month, to make sure that they consider the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. We should not be feeding our senior citizens on paper plates. We really should be feeding them on fine China, because they have given their life for the betterment of their communities.
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