[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             A TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE HELEN DELICH BENTLEY

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I have had the privilege of serving with 
Helen Bentley for the past 10 years as a fellow Member of the House of 
Representatives and the past two years we have served together as 
colleagues on the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
  I can confidently say that Helen is the strongest advocate for the 
maritime industry I have met in my tenure as the Chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. She has dedicated her life to the 
support of maritime issues, from her days as a maritime reporter for 
the Baltimore Sun, as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission--(the 
highest ranking woman in the Federal Government at that time)--and as 
an active member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee.
  Helen has been a great mentor to me. I admire her hard hitting 
questioning of witnesses, her expertise and her common sense approach 
to government. I hope Helen will remain a part of the Maritime 
community. Her unwavering dedication to the U.S. Merchant Marine is 
unparalleled. She truly has been the conscience of merchant marine 
committee--she will be missed.

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