[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 93 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE TOM PRICE, MD--STATE SENATE, GEORGIA

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2001

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is in doing what is right that a 
man encounters the essential challenges of life. Oftentimes the most 
difficult part of this challenge is the perception of what precisely is 
the ``right'' thing to do. The Honorable Dr. Tom Price is being honored 
for having done the right thing respecting the health of others. His 
service to others has been truly outstanding. He has always shown an 
intense concern for the physical well being of the people entrusted to 
his representation and medical practice. Coming from a profession whose 
traditional oath was to ``first do no harm,'' he has been well-educated 
according to the principles on which the protection of public health 
must be grounded. The man who lives for such principles as these is 
truly honorable and ought to be awarded with the honors and the respect 
of the people.
  Currently in his third term in the Georgia Senate, Dr. Price has made 
a name for himself by taking on several difficult issues; measures to 
insure the safety of our childcare centers, to strengthen the 
prevention of drunk driving, and to provide greater patient choice.
  Life in a society must be mutually beneficial and comfortable to the 
citizenry. In order for this life to be possible, the public health 
must be protected. Dr. Tom Price has made this his primary legislative 
concern and it is for this that on July 17, 2001 he is to be given the 
Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service by the 
American Medical Association. I join in saluting Dr. Tom Price for his 
heroic dedication to the public health of the State of Georgia.

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