[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 148 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING REPRESENTATIVE STEVE HORN

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                           HON. DAVID DREIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2002

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for this opportunity to speak 
about a good friend and respected colleague, Congressman Steve Horn, 
who is retiring from this body after 10 years of unwavering integrity 
in service. And though we wish our friend nothing but the absolute best 
as he leaves Washington, we will miss Steve immensely, and are sad to 
see the parting of this true Californian.
  Congressman Horn has served with diligence on the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee on behalf of his constituents in Southern 
California. His Congressional District benefitted greatly from his 
leadership, especially in the areas of environmental stewardship and 
infrastructure investment. He consistently championed projects critical 
to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, preserving local wetlands, 
and supported the need for new technologies to advance ocean water 
desalination.
  Congressman Horn has been an unsung hero on federal government 
accountability for which I thank and commend him. Chairing the 
Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial 
Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, Congressman Horn dedicated 
his committee's jurisdiction to making federal agencies more 
accountable to the taxpayer, ensuring that our government was open and 
accessible to the public, and demanding that red-tape and other 
bureaucratic excesses were eliminated.
  Many of us can only look with awe at Congressman Horn's distinguished 
and vast public service career. He served in the Eisenhower 
Administration under Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell, and then got 
his legislative feet wet while working for California Senator Thomas 
Kuchel on historic legislation including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In addition, Congressman Horn 
dedicated 18 years to the California State University, Long Beach, 
where he was recognized as one of the most effective college presidents 
in the country.
  There is no doubt that Congressman Horn has accomplished a great 
deal. However, I believe his greatest accomplishment lies in not just 
what he has been able to do, but in the person that he is. He is a man 
of character who never allowed partisan politics to triumph over 
personal integrity, who sought real answers to real problems for the 
benefit of strangers, and whose watchful gaze held us all to the same 
higher standard he set for himself.
  I will miss seeing him in the halls of the Capitol, but will look 
forward to seeing him and his lovely wife, Nini, at home in California.

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