[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING STATE REPRESENTATIVE VINCENT PEDONE

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2003

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Vincent 
Pedone, State Representative of the 15th Worcester District of 
Massachusetts, who is being honored as the ``Grand Marshal'' by the 
Worcester Columbus Day Parade Committee for 2003.
  State Representative Pedone is currently serving his sixth term as a 
State Representative from Worcester. He serves on the House Ways and 
Means Committee and is Vice Chairman of the Science and Technology 
Committee. State Representative Pedone works hard for his constituents; 
whether securing funding for various economic development projects or 
delivering services to the most vulnerable citizens in his district. 
Upon his election in 1993, State Representative Pedone made the 
following commitment to the people of the 15th Worcester District, ``I 
will work as hard as I can to represent you in a professional, ethical, 
and honorable way''.
  State Representative Pedone grew up in the neighborhood he now 
serves, the grandson of Italian and Irish immigrants. Just recently he 
and his wife Toby became parents for the first time. Together, they 
renovated the house that his grandfather built on East Park Terrace, 
and they plan to raise their family in the community they love so much.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure that the entire U.S. House of Representatives 
joins me in congratulating State Representative Vincent Pedone for this 
high honor.

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