[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 129 (Friday, October 4, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNITION OF STATE SENATOR LARRY ROHRBACH

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 3, 2002

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize State Senator 
Larry Rohrbach of the 6th senatorial district of Missouri. Senator 
Rohrbach has served the Missouri State Legislature for 18 years. He was 
first elected to the State House in 1982 and then to the State Senate 
in 1990.
  Senator Rohrbach has served his constituents well, representing them 
as chair of the Insurance and Housing Committee and Vice Chair of the 
Appropriations, Interstate Cooperation, and Ways and Means Committees 
as well as a Member of the Agriculture, Conservation and Parks and 
Tourism Committees.
  Senator Rohrbach has always been a champion of the people. He has 
continuously proven himself as the taxpayers' watchdog and a fiscal 
conservative. Too many legislators gauge their success on the volume of 
legislation that they have passed; however, Senator Rohrbach's most 
impressive legislative accomplishments are the numerous pieces of weak 
legislation that he has fought to defeat while serving the people of 
the 6th Senatorial District and the great State of Missouri.
  Senator Rohrbach has always been a good friend and partner in the 
Republican Party. He has proven himself time and time again as a leader 
in the Missouri Legislature and as a tireless defender of the virtues 
of his constituents. In the time that I have known Senator Rohrbach, he 
has never sacrificed his principles; and in that regard, Senator 
Rohrbach has earned my unwavering respect and regard. He is a true 
patriot.
  Mr. Speaker, please help me to recognize a great friend and an 
outstanding servant to the people of Missouri, State Senator Larry 
Rohrbach.

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