[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E172]
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                      TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA GRIFFITH

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                             HON. RON KLINK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 9, 1999

  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an extraordinary 
journalist, Patricia Griffith, Washington Bureau Chief for the Toledo 
Blade and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette for the past 10 years. On Friday, 
February 12, 1999, Pat will retire after more than 35 years of covering 
national politics. A native of San Francisco, Pat first came to 
Washington to serve as press secretary to Mrs. Hubert Humphrey in the 
Johnson-Humphrey presidential campaign of 1964.
  In addition to the Toledo Blade and the Post Gazette, Pat has also 
worked for the Herald of Monterey, CA, Washington Post and the San 
Francisco Examiner. Her reporting has given millions of readers insight 
into the policy and politics that affect their daily lives. Indeed, 
Pittsburgh has been honored to have a journalist as reliable and 
distinguished as Pat. I have always admired her as a reporter and 
respected her as a person for her commitment to impartial news writing 
and her pleasant demeanor sometimes in the face of seemingly impossible 
deadlines.
  On behalf of the readership of the Toledo Blade and the Pittsburgh 
Post Gazette, I thank you for your service. You are a journalist of the 
highest caliber and integrity. Your reporting has always been fair, 
unbiased and informative and I join your friends and colleagues in 
wishing you continued success. I wish you good health and best of luck 
in your retirement and extend to you my heartfelt thanks and 
congratulations. And so it is with great pleasure that I ask my 
colleagues to join me in paying tribute to this most dedicated 
individual.

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