[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 117 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1464]
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                  JIM DUNN: TWENTY YEARS AND COUNTING

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 1996

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, there is no substitute for experience when 
we want to get a job done, and get it done right. The Michigan Public 
Transit Association has for the past 20 years been ably represent by 
attorney James Dunn who has a stellar record of achievement in the area 
of transportation.
  Jim Dunn started in public interest matters the way many accomplished 
people have: as a staff person. In his case, he served the Michigan 
Senate Transportation Committee for several years in the 1970's. His 
accomplishment allowed him to merit appointment by Governor Milliken in 
1978 to the Michigan Transportation Needs Study Committee, and later by 
the Speaker of the House and the majority leader to the legislative ad 
hoc task force on transportation financing. His learned capabilities 
allow him to serve as an adjunct professor for Transportation Law at 
Thomas Cooley Law School in Lansing.
  Along with these activities, since 1976 Jim Dunn has been with the 
Michigan Public Transportation Association, where he has participated 
in the development of public transit administrative legislation and 
funding proposals. As an individual who has worked with him as a member 
of the Michigan State House, the Michigan State Senate, and now as a 
Member of Congress particularly in my capacity as a member of the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I can tell you that Jim 
Dunn has always conducted himself in a thoroughly professional manner. 
He has always provided information that could be relied upon in 
critical situations.
  It is no surprise to anyone that his arguments are always on target, 
with his having been trained at the U.S. Army Artillery and Missile 
Officer Candidate School. That discipline helps him recognize the 
objective, compute the proper solution, and implement the response most 
effectively.
  I have had the good fortune to work with many skilled individuals 
during my time in public office. I rank James Dunn among the best. Mr. 
Speaker, I urge you and all of our colleagues to join me in wishing him 
the very best on his anniversary of representation, and wishing him 
every success in the years to come.

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