dr. norman borlaug -- of dr. norman borlaug's life. and he is a treasure, his life and his commitment is a treasure for the entire united states, for all of us. and i join mr. latham and i believe the iowa delegation in calling upon the state legislature and the governor of iowa to request that his statue be placed in the united states capitol where it most rightfully belongs. and it would stand there with any other statue from any other state and the entire united states of america. a life well lived. and we're here celebrating that life of dr. norman borlaug. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. edwards: mr. speaker, one of the greatest personal privileges of my life was to have met dr. norman borlaug several years

dr. borlaug's work focused on the principle that wealthy nations have many problems. hungry nations have only one. he state that without food man can live at most but a few weeks. without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless. close quotes. today in the united states and this congress, we have the luxury of being concerned with so many other issues because our bellies are full. in an excerpt from dr. borlaug's epilogue from his biography, "the mild-manner -- he underscored that -- quote -- "helping struggling subsistence farmers produce a food surplus is the way to rid the world of much poverty and misery." dr. bor lavment ug's work will be remembered as the catalyst to solving the food's hunger and we as world citizens are foreverren debted to his humanitarianism and a reminder of what science can do and why it should be defended and promoted. today, mr. president, let us all give thanks for the life and honor the memory of one of the foremost humanitarians of our age, dr. normma dr. norman borl. his passing is a cause for celebration of his life