[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 160 (Tuesday, October 17, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1956-E1957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO HUGH HANDLEY

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 17, 1995

  Mr. DOOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise before my colleagues today to pay a 
special tribute to Hugh Handley, who is retiring after serving 23 years 
as the agricultural commissioner of Kings County.
  Over that time, Hugh has not only kept up with the myriad changes in 
agricultural practices in California's Central Valley, he has helped 
develop them. His coworkers consider him an encyclopedia of 
information, and they no doubt will miss his expertise.
  As ag commissioner, Hugh has witnessed technological breakthroughs 
made by the farms in his county, and has tried to provide a supportive 
role to those breakthroughs. He managed to maintain this even as 
government budgets were reduced.
  One major development in the county that Hugh was directly 
responsible for was the building of a one-stop agricultural government 
center. The center houses all of the agricultural offices for the 
county, the U.C. Cooperative Extension, and the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, greatly benefiting farmers by simplifying the process of 
dealing with government agencies.
  While the center is only a building, it embodies the approach to his 
job that Hugh has maintained--he has always sought to make 

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the complex world of government rules and regulations more manageable 
to farmers so that they can spend more of their time farming rather 
than digging through redtape.
  For that and his wealth of knowledge and impressive body of 
experience, the farming community in Kings County will miss Hugh. As a 
county farmer myself, and as a Congressman, I salute Hugh Handley and 
wish him a very happy retirement.

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