[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 58 (Monday, May 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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ON INTRODUCTION OF A BILL DESIGNATING THE CIA AS THE ``GEORGE H.W. BUSH 
                   CENTER FOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE''

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 11, 1998

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise as the proud sponsor of legislation 
introduced with Representatives Goss, Skelton, Hamilton and others, 
that would designate the CIA compound in Langley, Virginia as ``The 
George H.W. Bush Center of Central Intelligence.'' As a former staff 
member in the Bush White House, I had the true honor of learning 
firsthand the values and principles of public service that President 
Bush exemplified. He stood for the proposition that honor, integrity 
and responsibility are the important ideals for public service. Now, 
through this legislation, Congress can memorialize these values which, 
I believe, his name has come to represent.
  As you know, George Bush had a remarkable and distinguished career in 
public service not only as President, but also Vice President, U.N. 
Ambassador, Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office to the People's Republic 
of China and Member of Congress. But he has always been particularly 
proud of his tenure as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He 
guided the Agency through a difficult time and continues to be held in 
high regard by the CIA and its employees, past and present.
  He is also the only President to serve as CIA Director. By making the 
CIA compound the first public building in the Washington area to be 
named after President Bush, Congress can honor our 41st President with 
a lasting and appropriate tribute.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to especially thank Chairman of the Select 
Committee on Permanent Intelligence, Porter Goss, Ranking Democrat on 
the National Security Committee, Ike Skelton,  the Ranking Democrat on 
International Relations Committee, Lee Hamilton, and all the others for 
their individual help in putting together this bipartisan effort to 
commemorate former President Bush in an appropriate manner. I also want 
to thank all of the other original cosponsor who have joined in this 
effort and urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass this 
legislation as a lasting tribute to George Bush's legacy of service to 
the CIA and to the nation.

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