[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: December 20, 1994]
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                 TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE DON JOHNSON

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                         HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 20, 1994

  Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join my colleagues in 
paying tribute to our friend, Representative Don Johnson.
  Since Don's election from the 10th District of Georgia, he has served 
on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the House 
Armed Services Committee. Don has left his mark on legislation despite 
the relative brevity of his service in the House.
  Don Johnson has a long history of public service dating back to 1974 
when, as a staff attorney for the House Ways and Means Committee, he 
helped to formulate the Trade Reform Act of 1974. Then, in 1987, he was 
elected to the Georgia State Senate where he served three terms. In 
1990, he became chairman of the Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee 
where he spearheaded efforts for budget reform and more accountable 
government.
  After being educated in the Franklin County public school and 
receiving a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the University of 
Georgia, he went on the earn a masters degree from the London School of 
Economics in 1978. He was also awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal 
while serving for 4 years in the U.S. Air Force, including serving in 
the Middle East for 2 years.
  I am sorry to see Don  leave Congress, and I wish him and his family 
all the best for the future.

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