| 2 | House Resolution |
| 3 | A resolution designating April 14, 2004, as "Congressman |
| 4 | C.W. 'Bill' Young Day." |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young, after serving in |
| 7 | the Florida Senate for 10 years, has diligently represented |
| 8 | Pinellas County in Congress since 1970, working his way to the |
| 9 | chairmanship of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, one |
| 10 | of the most crucial assignments in the world, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, Chairman Young, senior member of the Florida |
| 12 | Congressional Delegation, has enthusiastically supported his |
| 13 | colleagues in initiatives important to Floridians, such as the |
| 14 | state universities, community colleges, and public schools; |
| 15 | offsetting the effects of erosion on the state's beaches; and |
| 16 | the protection and maximum utilization of MacDill Air Force |
| 17 | Base, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, Chairman Young's fight for health care for |
| 19 | veterans and for all Americans led to the establishment of the |
| 20 | C.W. "Bill" Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program and |
| 21 | the National Marrow Donor Program, which programs have enlisted |
| 22 | potential donors of at least 4.7 million in the United States |
| 23 | and approximately 3 million in foreign registries and arranged |
| 24 | for nearly 15,000 transplants since their inception, and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, Chairman Young, internationally recognized as a |
| 26 | leader in securing funding for biomedical research, led the |
| 27 | effort for double funding for the National Institutes of Health |
| 28 | over five years, retaining his position as Vice Chair of the |
| 29 | Labor Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations |
| 30 | Subcommittee in order to advocate for funding of research |
| 31 | initiatives conducted at the institutes, and |
| 32 | WHEREAS, Congressman Young, who was born of humble means in |
| 33 | Harmarville, Pennsylvania, and moved to St. Petersburg when he |
| 34 | was 15, remains down to earth, open, and accessible, both |
| 35 | personally and through his able district and Washington staffs, |
| 36 | and, with his wife, Beverly, continues to well serve the people |
| 37 | of Florida, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 39 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 40 | Florida: |
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| 42 | That the House of Representatives proudly recognizes |
| 43 | Chairman Bill Young for his many accomplishments and his |
| 44 | dedication to the residents of Florida and designates April 14, |
| 45 | 2004, as "Congressman C.W. 'Bill' Young Day." |
| 46 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 47 | presented to Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young as a tangible token |
| 48 | of the sentiments expressed herein. |