[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 124 (Tuesday, October 5, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S10432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE FOR ACTION

 Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, I rise to recognize the 30th 
anniversary of the New Jersey Alliance for Action, an organization that 
has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for all New 
Jerseyans.
  The New Jersey Alliance for Action is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 
consortium of business, labor, government and academic leaders 
dedicated to creating jobs, improving the economy and protecting the 
environment. These goals are achieved by modernizing our State's 
infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing New Jersey. Since its 
creation in 1974, the New Jersey Alliance for Action has worked to 
obtain funding and secure permits for road, rail, and aviation 
improvements, water projects, school construction, shore preservation, 
business expansion and other key infrastructure initiatives. Today, it 
boasts more than 600 dedicated members and has developed a solid track 
record of working closely with state and local governments.
  The Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Alliance for Action is 
composed of some of New Jersey's most prominent business, labor, 
professional and educational leaders. Through creative partnerships 
between the public and private sectors, the foundation addresses many 
of the pressing issues that affect the great State of New Jersey.
  While this organization is exemplary, two men must be singled out for 
their vision and hard work: Richard M. Hale and Ellis S. Vieser. They 
were responsible for creating an organization that crossed the 
boundaries, establishing an environment where the interests of New 
Jersey's citizens are top priority. We owe a deep debt of gratitude for 
their lifetime of dedication and remarkable leadership. They embodied a 
can-do attitude together with a sense of community. It is not difficult 
to see how the alliance has made such giant strides in such a 
relatively short period of time.
  I thank the members of the New Jersey Alliance for Action for 
continuing the work of Richard M. Hale and Ellis S. Vieser. It is their 
commitment to the work of the alliance's founders that allows New 
Jersey to shine so brightly. Congratulations on this very special 
milestone.

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