[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E824-E825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                COLORADO STATE SENATOR DAVID WATTENBERG

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take this moment to recognize 
the career of one of Colorado's leading statesmen, State Senator Dave 
Wattenberg. In doing so, I would like to honor this individual who, for 
so many years, has exemplified the notion of public service and civic 
duty. It is clear that Senator Wattenberg's dynamic leadership will be 
greatly missed and difficult to replace.
  Elected to the Colorado Senate in 1984, he served as the chairman of 
the Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy Committee. Dave also served 
on the Business Affairs and the

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Labor Committees. He sponsored bills on things such as, horse racing, 
water issues, mining, transportation and tort reform. His main focus 
was on agriculture, water, ranching issues and banking issues.
  Senator Wattenberg received many honors. In 1989 and 1990, he 
received the Legislator of the Year from CACI. In 1988 he received 
awards from Colorado Ski Country USA, and the Consulting Engineers 
Council. He was also honored with the NFIB Guardian of Small Business 
award.
  This year marked the end of Senator Wattenberg's tenure in elected 
office. His career embodied the citizen-legislator ideal and was a 
model that every official in elected office should seek to emulate. The 
citizens of Colorado owe Senator Wattenberg a debt of gratitude and I 
wish him well.

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