[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 9, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1222]
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                       IN MEMORY OF MOLLY BEATTIE

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                      HON. BLANCHE LAMBERT LINCOLN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 1996

  Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to an 
extraordinary woman--Molly Beattie, who recently passed away. Molly was 
the first woman Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, and in her 
short tenure, earned the admiration and respect of lawmakers who work 
with her on wildlife issues.
  I did not always agree with Molly. However, she never failed to 
listen to the other side of an issue in order to resolve policy 
disagreements. She was an unfailing and dedicated public servant.
  She came to Arkansas to hear my constituents protest her proposed 
closing of some of our fish hatcheries. She listened, then worked with 
me and other Members of Congress to establish a commission to examine 
the health and benefits of America's national fish hatchery system. Her 
common sense approach will mean that inefficient hatcheries will be 
closed and efficient facilities will continue generating revenue for 
the Government.
  Molly stepped in again early this year to help me develop legislation 
that will prevent closure of national wildlife refuges in case of 
another Government shutdown.
  Molly will be sorely missed by her friends and admirers in this body 
but most of all by the fish and wildlife she was sworn to protect.
  She walked her walk and talked her talk and was true to her beliefs. 
She took her job very seriously setting a new standard for 
environmental consciousness. I believe that she loved her job and those 
around her, but was most comfortable in her cabin in the woods. I join 
my colleagues in honoring Molly Beattie as a thoughtful and dedicated 
human being whose life on her beloved earth was cut all too short.

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