[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 148 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2086]
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COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF CONGRESSMAN STEVE HORN, CALIFORNIA 38TH 
                                DISTRICT

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                    HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2002

  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to pay 
tribute to a dynamic Member of this institution who will be retiring at 
the end of the 107th Congress.
  Steve Horn came to Congress with a distinguished record. First 
serving as a political appointee in the Eisenhower Administration, and 
then working for Senator Thomas P. Kuchel, he came to this body with 
keen political savvy and a mind focused on service to the American 
people.
  During his tenure as a legislative assistant in the Senate, he made 
valuable contributions to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965.
  Shortly after being named in 1986 as ``one of the 100 most effective 
college presidents in the United States'' given his work at California 
State University, Long Beach, he began his tenure as the Trustee 
Professor of Political Science at the same university.
  I have had the pleasure of working with Congressman Horn for over six 
years as a member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, where I always found his insights thoughtful, his 
skills as a legislator focused and effective, and his care for his 
constituents genuine.
  In 1998, the Congressman and I worked together on the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century)--also known as TEA-21. Since then, we 
have worked together to integrate the interests of our nation's ports 
with the surrounding communities, made steps to address air quality 
concerns in these facilities, and most recently, worked together in a 
bi-partisan fashion to ensure the security of the Ports of Long Beach 
and Los Angeles.
  Congressman Horn will be missed in these halls, and I will miss his 
friendship, and his warm, congenial manner in approaching each 
challenge. Thank you, Steve, for your dedicated hard work and service.

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