[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 102 (Friday, July 29, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 29, 1994]
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           EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO THE HONORABLE BRUCE VENTO

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my gratitude to 
our colleague from Minnesota [Mr. Vento], whose considerable work in 
both housing and community development was critical in helping to draft 
and gain passage of the recent Housing and Community Development Act of 
1995, particularly the provisions creating the Geno Baroni Recognition 
Awards for outstanding achievements by community-based revitalization 
groups across our country.
  These awards will honor the visionary work of a crusader for the 
disenfranchised, and in memory of their namesake, will fund and 
facilitate neighborhood self-help by building upon the existing 
capacity building program under section 4 of the HUD's Demonstration 
Act of 1993.
  As a defender of ordinary people, Monsignor Baroni passionately 
believed that real change begins with ordinary people working together 
at the local level, by working with blacks, ethnics, Hispanics, and 
people from all walks of life. He urged them to transcend their 
differences and work together to form coalitions to pursue their common 
agenda.
  Thank you, Congressman Vento.

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