[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E735-E736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARY ELLEN EPPS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to Mary Ellen Epps and thank her for her extraordinary 
contributions in the Colorado General Assembly. Her dedication to both 
her job and the people of Colorado deserves the recognition of this 
body of Congress and this nation. She will be remembered as a State 
Senator and Representative with the utmost dedication to her 
constituents and as she moves on in her career, I would like to thank 
her for her hard work in the Colorado General Assembly.
  Mary Ellen was elected to the Colorado State Senate in 1998 after 
being elected to the Colorado State House of Representatives in 1986, 
and has served on a number of committees during her tenure. She served 
as chairwoman of HEWI, and the Medically Indigent Committees, and has 
been a member of the Judiciary, Transportation, Legislative Legal 
Services, Adult Criminal Justice, Juvenile Offenders, House Services 
and Health Care Committees, among others. As an elected official, Mary 
Ellen has long been an advocate of criminal justice and healthcare. She 
has effectively implemented a number of programs and legislation to 
help aid the citizens of Colorado in these areas, including mandatory 
immunizations for children and automobile insurance penalties for the 
uninsured.
  Not only has Mary Ellen served the community effectively as a member 
of the Colorado General Assembly, she has also done her part as an 
active humanitarian. She is a charter

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member of the Security Lioness Club, a lifetime VFW member, and a 
member of the School District #3 Advisory Board long-range task force. 
She is also an active member of the Optimists Club and has served on 
the El Paso County Planning Commission. In addition to her humanitarian 
endeavors, Mary Ellen is the proud mother of three daughters, Marsha 
Epps, Kelly Hromas and Heather Segura.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Mary Ellen Epps is a woman of 
dedication and commitment to her state and its citizens. I am honored 
to be able to bring her hard work and dedication to the attention of 
this body of Congress, and to this nation. Thank you, Mary Ellen, for 
all of your hard work, and I wish you all the best in the future.

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