,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #b  ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1   
#bjac ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee submitted the  
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of ,congress that a           
commemorative postage stamp should be   
issued in honor of ,george ,thomas      
,mickey ,leland4  ,whereas ,george      
,thomas ,leland 7affectionately known as
 ,mickey71 in the course of his #f terms
 as a member of the ,house of           
,representatives from the ,state of     
,texas1 emerged as a national spokesman 
regarding the problem of hunger in the  
,united ,states and throughout the      
world2 ,whereas ,mickey ,leland was     
instrumental in establishing the ,select
 ,committee on ,hunger and served as    
chairman of that committee until the    
time of his death2 ,whereas in the      
capacity of chairman of the ,select     

,committee on ,hunger1 ,mickey ,leland  
helped generate public awareness of the 
complex issues relating to the          
alleviation of hunger and demonstrated  
strong personal moral leadership2       
,whereas it was his leadership that     
guided the ,hunger ,prevention ,act of  
#aihh1 which required the ,secretary of 
,agriculture not only to distribute     
surplus food1 but also to purchase      
additional food for future distributions
 to needy households2 ,whereas ,mickey  
,leland brought together entertainment  
personalities1 religious leaders1 and   
private volunteer agencies to generate  
public support for the ,african ,famine 
,relief and ,recovery ,act of #aihe1    
which provided #hjj1jjj1jjj in food and 
humanitarian relief supplies2 ,whereas  
the various initiatives brought forth by
 ,mickey ,leland to eradicate world     
hunger undoubtedly saved thousands of   
lives2 ,whereas #bjjg marks the #ahth   
anniversary of ,mickey ,leland's death2 
,whereas ,mickey ,leland died as he     

lived3 on a mission to make a positive  
difference in this world2 and ,whereas  
commemorative postage stamps have been  
commissioned to honor other great       
leaders in ,american history3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of ,congress that--  7#a7 a             
commemorative postage stamp should be   
issued in honor of ,george ,thomas      
,mickey ,leland2 and  7#b7 the          
,citizens' ,stamp ,advisory ,committee  
should recommend to the ,postmaster     
,general that such a stamp be issued4