[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 73 (Monday, June 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 13, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN BUD WENKE

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 1994

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting a 
dedicated public servant, Capt. Bud Wenke, who has retired from the Los 
Angeles County Sheriff's Department after 32 years of service.
  For 17 of those 32 years, Captain Wenke represented the Los Angeles 
County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles County, and the Nation's 
public safety agencies in Washington, DC. I had the great pleasure of 
working with Captain Wenke on numerous occasions during that time.
  Captain Wenke worked to ensure that public safety would be given 
priority in the Federal allocation of radio spectrum, and he 
spearheaded the national effort by public safety organizations to 
obtain the radio frequencies they need to do their jobs. He is 
responsible for Federal legislation that resulted in an allocation of 
120 new radio channels nationally and 240 channels in the Los Angeles 
area.
  Further, Captain Wenke developed and managed a $100 million radio and 
data network for Los Angeles County. As representative of the Nation's 
public safety microwave licensees, he worked with the Federal-private 
working group to develop the U.S. position for the World Administrative 
Radio Council that prevented a loss of microwave frequencies used by 
local governments and public safety agencies.
  Captain Wenke has twice earned the Sheriff Department's Distinguished 
Service Award. He is also a recipient of the Associated Public-Safety 
Communications Officers [APCO] Presidents Award, and the California 
Peace Officers Association's [CPOA] Recognition Award.
  Captain Wenke represented the county of Los Angeles in Washington 
with distinction and grace. He is one of the most articulate and 
straightforward individuals with whom I've had the pleasure of working 
since I have been in Congress. Los Angeles County has some big shoes to 
fill with his departure.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Captain Wenke on his 
many years of distinguished service and in wishing him happiness, good 
health, and continued success in all future endeavors.

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