[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 4 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E61-E62]
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                    RETIREMENT OF GEORGE H. ROBINSON

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                         HON. RONALD D. COLEMAN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, January 9, 1995

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January 20, a highly respected employee 
of the Small Business Administration, Mr. George H. Robinson, will be 
retiring after 31 years of devoted public service to the SBA and the 
small business community. The exemplary career of Mr. Robinson, the 
Assistant Administrator for Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil 
Rights Compliance since 1974, is most deserving of the praise and 
recognition of this body. His staunch advocacy and leadership in the 
struggle for efficiency and fairness in Government service has made a 
difference to countless people, ensuring that everyone has the 
opportunity to work and achieve and advance according to their 
abilities and accomplishments.
  George Robinson has displayed such skill and devotion all his life. A 
graduate of Oberlin College, he began his career with the Urban League, 
working to break down racial discrimination in employment by promoting 
fair employment legislation on the State and city levels and by forging 
friendships and partnerships with corporate officials.
  As chairman of the Northern New Jersey March on Washington Committee 
in 1941, George and others persuaded Franklin Roosevelt to establish 
the wartime Fair Employment Practices Commission. His work for this 
cause caught the attention of the Wright Aeronautical Corp. where he 
was brought on to help direct the hiring and supervision of 8,000 
minority workers.
  It was this commitment to the cause of equal opportunity and the 
chance to help create jobs in economically depressed areas through the 
Area Redevelopment Act that brought George Robinson to the SBA in the 
[[Page E62]] early 1960's. That commitment remains to this day.
  Mr. Speaker, I think you will agree with me that we are indeed losing 
someone special with the retirement of Mr. Robinson. His skill and 
devotion and love for his work are qualities we would all do well to 
emulate. I congratulate George H. Robinson on a job well done.

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