[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1243]
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 TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE CLARENCE J. BROWN IN CELEBRATION OF HIS 70TH 
                                BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. DAVID L. HOBSON

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 18, 1997

  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Clarence J. Brown on 
the celebration of his 70th birthday. Bud Brown proudly served as a 
member of this body from the Seventh District of Ohio from 1965 to 
1983. He was preceded by his father, Clarence J. Brown, Sr., who served 
for 27 years.
  During his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, Bud Brown 
served as the ranking Republican member of the Energy and Commerce 
Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. He also served on the 
Government Affairs Committee and was the ranking member of three major 
subcommittees.
  Following his departure from Congress, Bud Brown served in the Reagan 
administration as Deputy Secretary and as Acting Secretary of the 
Department of Commerce after the death of Malcolm Baldridge. In 1992, 
he was named president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Capitol 
Historical Society where he works to fulfill the Society's mission to 
preserve and share the Capitol's historical importance.
  As a Member of Congress, Bud Brown followed his father's footsteps 
with a strong focus on constituent service, a focus which served as an 
example for those members who followed. As he stated in his final 
newsletter to his constituents, his greatest reward from service came 
not from recognition for his legislative efforts, but in the 
satisfaction of helping individuals solve problems. Bud Brown 
summarized this when he said: ``There is clearly a role for Government, 
but it is to serve, assist and protect--not to coerce, dominate, or 
abuse.''
  Today, as we honor Bud Brown on his birthday, I am pleased to join 
with his friends and colleagues, his wife, Joyce Eldridge Brown, his 
children, Clancy, Cate, and Roy, and his granddaughter, Rose Beth, in 
wishing him all the best in the years to come and to thank him for his 
years of service to the Seventh District of Ohio, the Buckeye State, 
and to our Nation.
  In honor of that service, we are planting a Buckeye tree on the 
grounds of the U.S. Capitol that Bud so dearly loves and has dedicated 
so much energy to preserving. It is a fitting tribute to a man whose 
life and work have been spent advancing the ideals embodied in the 
great monument to democracy and freedom which is our Capitol.

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