[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 26 (Thursday, March 10, 1994)]
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                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                             IDAMAE GARROTT

 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, Maryland State Senator Idamae 
Garrott has announced that when her current term in office expires this 
year she will not be a candidate for reelection, after more than 25 
years of distinguished public service to the people of Montgomery 
County and indeed all of Maryland and the National Capital region.
  A dedicated and committed legislator and community leader, Senator 
Garrott's career has indeed reflected her success as an informed and 
independent voice for the people she represents. Long active in a wide 
range of important public service leadership positions, she has served 
in the Maryland Legislature since 1979, and as senator since 1986; as a 
member and later president of the Montgomery County Council; president 
of the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments; member and 
chairman of the Washington Suburban Transit Commission, and later a 
board member of Metro; and as first chairman of the Solid Waste 
Management agency of Metropolitan Washington.
  During this outstanding career, Senator Garrott has accomplished a 
substantial list of important achievements. Among those she lists as 
the successes of which she is most proud are the legislation 
establishing fair housing in Montgomery County in 1967; her sponsorship 
of the county consumer protection law, the child safety seat 
legislation and a measure banning corporal punishment in Maryland 
public schools. Mr. President, these are but a few of Idamae Garrott's 
most important accomplishments during her career.
  In announcing her decision not to seek reelection, Senator Garrott 
demonstrated the depth of her commitment to public service and the 
graciousness that has been the hallmark of her life when she said ``I 
feel that the work I have done in government has been challenging, 
rewarding, and productive. Now I hope to lead a healthy, productive 
retired life.''
  Mr. President, I ask all of our colleagues to join in wishing 
Maryland State Senator Idamae Garrott every success in achieving that 
wish.

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