[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H809-H810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO ELAINE POVICH

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I had an opportunity Wednesday night to 
attend the Washington Press club dinner, and I also was pleased to take 
note of the fact that the Dirksen Congressional Research Center chose 
Elaine Povich as the recipient of the Award for the Best Reporting of 
Congress.
  Now, past winners have included Cokie Roberts, Marty Tolchin, John 
Dancy, Adam Clymer, and Helen Dewar.
  Elaine is the chief congressional correspondent for the Chicago 
Tribune. Her articles educate and enlighten millions of people 
throughout Illinois.
  Most notably, her recent work on the development of health care 
legislation in Congress gave all her readers a chance to see how this 
place really works. She took an extremely complex issue and process and 
made them both comprehensible.
  I personally have enjoyed Elaine's work for years, and I know that 
she is deserving of the great honor of being named the recipient of 
this award from the Dirksen Research Center.
  Congratulations, Elaine, keep up the good work.
  Mr. Speaker, I include Elaine's biography at this point:

                     Biography of Elaine S. Povich

       Elaine S. Povich is a Capitol Hill correspondent for the 
     Chicago Tribune who also covers health care issues. Prior to 
     this assignment, her work concentrated on economic issues. 
     She joined the newspaper in March, 1987.
       Before joining the Tribune, Povich was employed by United 
     Press International for 12 years, the last nine in 
     Washington. She was most recently UPI's Capitol Hill 
     reporter.
       Povich is the recipient of the 1989 Women in Communications 
     `Clarion' award for her story on the impact of the most 
     recent stock market crash on the Chicago markets and on 
     federal regulation of those markets.
       Povich served on the board of the former Washington Press 
     Club and is the immediate past President of the Washington 
     Press Club Foundation, a non-profit organization which 
     promotes journalistic history and issues.
       Born in Bath, Maine, she was graduated from Cornell 
     University with a B.A. in English. While at Cornell, Povich 
     was awarded a 
     [[Page H810]] Newspaper Fund Scholarship and participated in 
     the Fund's internship program. She joined UPI in Jackson, 
     Mississippi in 1975.
       Povich is married to Ronald Dziengiel, a manager with 
     Westinghouse Electric Co., and lives in Laurel, Maryland. 
     They have one child, Mark Dziengiel, age 3.
     

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