[WATCH]: Rep. Fudge's Statement on Declaring September Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

May 19, 2010 Unedited Transcript Courtesy of CQ: thank you so much. this is something for which i'm very, very passionate. i am pleased and proud to be one of the sponsors of this legislation and to be on this floor today to talk just briefly about it. i, along with representative kay granger of texas, introduced house resolution 996 designating september, 2010, as national childhood obesity awareness month. s that bipartisan resolution supported by over 75 national organizations, including the us conference of mayor the national education association, the ymca, the ywca, the american medical association, the united way, naacp, the national indian health board. dedicating at least one month out of each year to bring awareness this

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