[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1773]
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                       TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM J. IVEY

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 2, 2001

  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to recognize 
William J. Ivey for the extraordinary work he has done over the past 
three years on behalf of the arts.
  During his tenure at the NEA Chairman Ivey developed a nonprofit 
cultural organization and worked to protect America's living cultural 
resources. An advocate for various art forms, he has, without a doubt, 
fulfilled the Endowment's mission to ``foster the excellence, 
diversity, and vitality of the arts in the United States, and to 
broaden public access to the arts.''
  Chairman Ivey, I thank you for all your hard work over the past three 
years and wish you well in your future endeavors.

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