[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 49 (Thursday, April 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE WILLIAM H. BRADLEY WARE

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 4, 2001

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the work of the 
Honorable William H. Bradley of Ware, Massachusetts. In 1993, Mr. 
Bradley was appointed by President Clinton to be State Director for the 
Farmers' Home Administration. After eight years of dedicated service to 
the Clinton-Gore administration, Mr. Bradley has retired.
  Over the past few years, Mr. Bradley has made a difference in the 
lives of many residents of Southern New England. In focusing on rural 
development, Mr. Bradley has made sure that the rural population of our 
region has access to affordable housing, safe drinking water, hi-
technology jobs and modern community facilities.
  Mr. Bradley's outstanding leadership has brought much good to the 
rural population of Southern New England. Increased housing funding for 
our region has helped over 600 citizens achieve the dream of home 
ownership. More than $25 million has been provided to our district to 
help the workforce compete in the high-technology economy of the 
twenty-first century. Community facilities programs have brought 
essential public safety equipment, town halls and libraries to 
communities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. And $21 
million in loans and grants have helped make drinking water safe across 
the region.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join me in honoring William Bradley for his work and service. His 
presence in the Department of Agriculture will be sorely missed and I 
wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

                          ____________________