[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATIONS TO J. KIRK SULLIVAN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend a good friend and an 
Idahoan who has spent many untold hours working for the betterment of 
his community, his business, our great State of Idaho and the country.
  J. Kirk Sullivan has been a leader in Idaho's business community for 
many years, and now he is preparing to retire. It is important to note 
how his achievements and interests have made a difference for so many 
people, not only in Idaho but throughout the country. Although Kirk was 
not born in Idaho, and we are going to be willing to forgive him for 
that, much of his career has been spent working in Idaho. He will 
retire as a vice president of Boise Cascade Corporation.
  He has been a leader in the pulp and paper industry and spent 
countless hours working with government officials to ensure that 
business operates in the best manner possible. Most recently he led a 
team to negotiate the resolution to a very difficult environmental 
issue, a proposal called the cluster rule. The original proposal would 
have shut down dozens of paper mills and cost hundreds of jobs.

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  The new proposal adopted with Kirk's leadership provided continued 
improvement in the industry's environmental performance and saved those 
critical jobs upon which families across this country rely.
  It is this kind of effort by Kirk Sullivan finding common sense 
solutions that benefit both the environment as well as the economy and 
the jobs that our families depend on that has made him such an 
important leader in Idaho.
  He has been honored for his service for Idaho's business and selected 
by the University of Idaho for various awards, including the Honorary 
Doctor of Science and a Presidential citation.
  His community involvement is varied and reaches from the Children's 
Home Society of Idaho to the board of directors for the Boise Master 
Chorale Board, to the Idaho Congressional Awards Program.
  I might note that I just came here from the Washington, D.C. National 
Congressional Awards Program in which the Idaho program which Kirk 
Sullivan so strongly supports was recognized as the strongest State 
program for the congressional awards system in America.
  We just awarded the Gold Metal of Honor to six of Idaho's young, 
bright people who have come up through the ranks because of the 
leadership of people like Kirk Sullivan helping to make a difference 
for our youth. Kirk Sullivan has always sought out the best in his 
community and has found ways to highlight it.
  I am pleased now to congratulate Kirk Sullivan for the tremendous 
efforts he has undertaken. We know that this is not the end of his 
service to Idaho and to his country, but I am pleased to count him 
among my many friends.
  I along with many and most of the rest of Idaho, in fact, with the 
many friends that Kirk has in Idaho, wish him the very best in his 
retirement. Congratulations, Kirk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  (Ms. DeLAURO addressed the House. Her remarks will appear hereafter 
in the Extensions of Remarks.)

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