[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 148 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S11565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MS. JUDY ENGLAND-JOSEPH

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Ms. Judy 
England-Joseph who retired from the General Accounting Office, GAO, 
this past March. Her departure from federal service is a great loss to 
the federal government as well as to all offices in the Senate. Judy 
was a superlative federal employee with a record of honesty and 
integrity as well as a commitment to a job well done.
  Ms. England-Joseph had been with GAO since 1975 working on a number 
of important federal issues in the fields of personnel and 
compensation, human resources, and energy, to name a few. However, I 
think most of my colleagues would agree that Judy's most outstanding 
contributions came as the Director of Housing and Community Development 
Issues at GAO. As Director, she had the primary responsibility for 
overseeing for the Congress the audit and evaluation of all programs 
and activities at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the 
Small Business Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, including those concerning housing, community and economic 
development, and federal disaster responsibilities.
  As Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and 
Independent Agencies and the Committee on Small Business, I found Judy 
to be an invaluable resource for objective and timely information that 
was critical to fulfilling my responsibilities. Judy not only testified 
numerous times before my appropriations subcommittee and the Committee 
on Small Business, but also personally met with me and my staff to 
discuss pressing issues and provide us with the critical information 
needed to make policy decisions. Judy was more than a resource to my 
committees; I also viewed her as a teammate and partner who shared my 
goal of making government truly accountable and as efficient as 
possible.
  To say that we miss Judy would be an understatement. Judy epitomized 
public service. Her energy was boundless, her knowledge of policy 
issues was rarely matched, and her commitment to doing the right thing 
underlined her approach to her job and responsibilities.
  I am honored to have worked with Judy and commend her for the years 
of service she provided to the Congress and the American 
Taxpayer.

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