[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 27, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1662]
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                     HONORING STUART A. VanMEVEREN

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 27, 1999

  Mr. SCHAFFER.  Mr. Speaker, I rise today not only to extend 
congratulations to a national figure, but also to tell you how proud I 
am this honoree hails from, and lives in, my home town of Fort Collins, 
Colorado. Mr. Stuart A. VanMeveren, the District Attorney who has 
served Larimer County for twenty-seven years, has been elected the new 
president of the National District Attorneys' Association (NDAA).
  This organization is the largest national professional organization 
specifically serving the needs of prosecutors in the United States. 
NDAA is truly a national organization which represents the interests of 
prosecutors not only from major metropolitan areas, but rural 
communities like those found in Larimer County.
  I have known Stu for fifteen years, but now I'm looking forward to 
working more closely with him as he directs the NDAA testifying before 
congressional committees, working with the U.S. Department of Justice, 
and other federal agencies on matters of public policy affecting the 
safety of America's communities.
  The National District Attorneys Association is going into its 
fiftieth year of service. I cannot think of a more qualified individual 
to lead NDAA into the twenty-first century. Stu VanMeveren truly 
embodies the mission statement of NDAA which is ``To be the voice of 
America's prosecutors and to support their efforts to protect the 
rights and safety of the people.''

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