[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 107 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                HONORING SEN. PAUL COVERDELL OF GEORGIA

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 27, 2001

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on August 10, 2001 a building will 
be dedicated honoring the late Senator Paul Coverdell at the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), near Brunswick, Georgia. I 
would like to recognize Mr. Coverdell's commitment to our nation's 
education and America's criminal justice system.
  Senator Coverdell was always an ardent supporter of the law 
enforcement community, not just in Georgia but nationwide. It is a 
honor to the Coverdell family and Georgia to have a part of the 
nation's premier interagency law enforcement training center named for 
Senator Coverdell.
  As recent as June, 2000 Senator Coverdell was opposing attempts of 
other politicians to move part of the FLETC's training program 
elsewhere. Senator Coverdell and Representative Jack Kingston, in whose 
district the facility is located, were successful in maintaining 
FLETC's premier training role. It is evident Senator Coverdell had a 
personal interest in this absolutely essential federal facility.
  Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the dedication ceremony. I 
would like to pass on to the Coverdell family and to former President 
George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Bush that this dedication makes me, Georgia, 
and the nation proud. We are forever indebted to Senator Coverdell for 
his untiring work for Georgia and the United States of America.

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