[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 131 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1993]
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INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO NAME THE DONALD G. BROTZMAN POST OFFICE 
                                BUILDING

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2004

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a bill 
which will name the post office at 4985 Moorhead Ave. in Boulder, 
Colorado the Donald G. Brotzman Post Office Building.
  Mr. Brotzman served in this body during the Vietnam War and the Nixon 
era. Even though our country was highly divided, he rose above partisan 
politics and reached across the aisle to work in a bipartisan manner. 
He was the kind of public official I admire.
  Don Brotzman died in September at the age of 82. During his lifetime 
he admirably served both his country and the state of Colorado. Born in 
Sterling, Colorado, he was an All Conference lineman at the University 
of Colorado in the 1930s. While attending the CU-Boulder he joined the 
military and served as a first lieutenant with the 81st Infantry 
Division in the South Pacific.
  When he returned to the United States he finished his degree in both 
business and law and opened a law firm in Boulder, Colorado. Between 
1945 and 1954 he served in both the Colorado State House of 
Representatives and Senate. In 1959 he was appointed by President 
Eisenhower as U.S. Attorney.
  In 1963, as the nominee for the Republican Party, he was elected to 
serve the 2nd Congressional District of Colorado in the U.S. House of 
Representatives. During his five terms in office he served on the House 
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. He was instrumental in the 
passing of the Indian Peaks Wilderness Act, a national program to help 
runaway youths and establishing a tax credit for higher education 
expenses. He also helped shape the Clean Air Act and the Public 
Broadcasting Act. Mr. Brotzman was an early champion of stronger 
environmental oversight at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, and due to his 
efforts, the Johnson administration commissioned a scientific study 
which led to the eventual cleanup and closure of this site.
  He was also one of the first members to call for an all-volunteer 
Army and the end of the draft during the Vietnam War. After serving in 
Congress, Mr. Brotzman was able to assist in the establishment of the 
all-volunteer Army when he was named Assistant Secretary to the Army 
for Manpower and Reserve Affairs by President Ford. He served in this 
position for 2 years and explained his job as making ``the all-
volunteer army work.''
  In the Colorado State Legislature, Congress and two Republican 
administrations, Mr. Brotzman served our country and Colorado well. His 
dedication to acting on his conscience and working on both sides of the 
aisle to better serve Colorado made him a leader in Congress. I hope my 
colleagues will join me and the Colorado delegation in honoring this 
outstanding Coloradan and support the naming of the Donald G. Brotzman 
Post Office Building.

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