[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E205]
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         TRIBUTE TO ROBERT S. JOE, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 1, 2000

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, Southern California owes much of what it is 
today to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps built our ports--
now the largest port complex in the Americas--it protected us from 
flooding, it helped us rebuild from earthquakes and other disasters, 
and helped give us water to drink. Today, the Corps is even helping 
repair our schools. Southern California would be a very different place 
had it not been for the work of the Corps of Engineers over the past 
century.
  For the past 30 years, one person in particular has stood out among 
the many excellent members of the Corps in California. For 30 years, 
Robert Joe has played an integral part in the myriad activities the 
Corps is involved in. This month, Bob is retiring from the Corps and 
his position as Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project 
Management for the Los Angeles District of the Corps. We will miss him 
sorely.
  Bob is retiring from a position in which he directed a $300 million 
operational budget. Before serving in his current position, Bob ran the 
planning division for 11 years. He managed the vital projects that 
helped people stretching from Los Angeles to Phoenix and Las Vegas. In 
my own area, Bob has been a key to the success of keeping the ports of 
Long Beach and Los Angeles the leaders in the country and restoring 
flood control protection to 500,000 people in southern Los Angeles 
County. All of my colleagues from the Southwest can point to their own 
examples of how Bob Joe and the Corps helped the people they represent.
  Mr. Speaker, Bob Joe has been a professional colleague and a good 
friend to me since I was elected to Congress. He has provided 
immeasurable help to the people I have the privilege to represent. I 
join my other colleagues in wishing Bob much happiness and success in 
the future.

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