[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 150 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    LET'S REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AT GPO AS WE LEAVE FOR OUR DISTRICTS

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 1998

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, as we close the 2nd Session of the 105th 
Congress, our ability to come to an orderly close is due, in great 
part, to the tireless efforts of our friends in the U.S. Government 
Printing Office.
  The GPO recently performed a yeoman's task by printing all of the 
Kenneth Starr reports that were sent to them by the House Judiciary 
Committee. These massive reports were printed with great speed and 
professionalism.
  Now, as we draw our Session to a close, these dedicated government 
employees are called on to print an incredible-sized piece of 
legislation, in addition to reprinting it in the Congressional Record, 
plus putting it on-line--and all with around-the-clock work schedules.
  For over 137 years, the GPO has been a loyal, dedicated partner of 
the Congress.
  Its critics have taken easy pot-shots at this valuable agency, but 
they have never provided any reliable means of producing congressional 
products that are as dependable as those from GPO.
  As we leave Washington to return to our congressional districts, I 
would like to salute the men and women at the U.S. Government Printing 
Office for their steadfast efforts to make the operations of Congress 
run smoothly