Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Peace Corps as it reached its 45th anniversary on March 1, 2006.

In addition to serving overseas, the Peace Corps' Crisis Corps Volunteers have helped their fellow Americans.

The Peace Corps is an outstanding organization that promotes peace through helping countless individuals who want to help build a better life for the community in which they serve.

My mother went into the Peace Corps when she was sixty-eight.

The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity.

The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.