[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2285]
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           JAMES COLGATE CLEVELAND, FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS

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                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 1995

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to James C. 
Cleveland, a long-time and invaluable member of the Public Works and 
Transportation Committee. Jim passed away on December 3, in his beloved 
State of New Hampshire.
  Jim came to the House of Representatives in 1963 after more than a 
decade in the New Hampshire State Senate. His tenure in the Granite 
State legislature was marked by an intense and detailed interest in 
infrastructure and economic development issues. Indeed, he was the 
chief force behind creation of the New Hampshire Industrial Development 
Authority.
  When Jim came to Congress in 1963, he immediately sought and gained a 
seat on the Public Works Committee, a position he would hold for the 
next 18 years. He was a recognized legislative expert in the fields of 
transportation, water resources, and economic development. His 
determined belief in the value of public works projects--projects which 
then and now add value to our Nation and to our everyday lives--helped 
drive the committee through the 1960's and 1970's.
  In addition to his leadership in the House, he was also an 
inspiration to those of us new arrivals on the committee. I was one of 
those arrivals--in 1973--and I can say that Jim was a superb mentor and 
a good friend. His belief in infrastructure and his leadership style 
was not forgotten when I had the distinct honor to pick up the gavel as 
committee chairman in the 104th Congress.
  There is another and equally compelling aspect to Jim's passing--we 
have lost yet another member of the ``Command Generation.'' These were 
the men and women who were born during the Nation's resurgence in the 
1920's, weathered with determination the Great Depression, served in 
World War II, and then helped create the international leviathan for 
prosperity and justice that was post-war America.
  Jim Cleveland was a soldier, a statesman, and a committed private 
citizen who selflessly served his country with extraordinary 
distinction. The entire Nation is diminished by his passing.

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