[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 137 (Monday, December 6, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2165]
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                   TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN CAL DOOLEY

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                           HON. BOB ETHERIDGE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 6, 2004

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
service of my colleague, Congressman Cal Dooley.
  Cal has been a good friend to me personally throughout my time here 
in the people's house. And on the professional level, I have always 
been impressed by Cal's intelligence, foresight and just plain hard 
work.
  Cal's service in this body has probably been most influential through 
the moderate group of Members in the New Democrats Caucus. As co-chair 
of that pivotal group, Cal worked effectively to build bridges between 
the two parties to get real results. He championed balanced budgets, 
job-creating exports and policies to encourage the technology sector. 
In the process, Cal helped the Democratic party to reach out beyond our 
core base of supporters to bring people together to get the job done.
  I also have enjoyed working with Cal Dooley on our joint service on 
the Committee on Agriculture. Cal has had the honor of representing one 
of the largest agricultural regions in the nation, a region that grows 
on the order of 200 different types of commodities. Representing so 
many varied agricultural interests with conflicting needs would present 
a challenge to any member, but Cal made it look easy. In addition to 
fighting for commodities that often receive little to no support from 
the federal government, Cal has been a tireless crusader for greater 
funding for agricultural research. As I represent the great 
agricultural university at NC State, I have deeply enjoyed working with 
Cal to bring greater resources for AG research. Cal understands that if 
we don't invest in the future of agriculture, we will quickly lose our 
competitive advantage in food production to other nations.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my friend and colleague Cal Dooley on 
the occasion of his retirement from Congress, and I look forward to 
many more great things from him in the years to come.

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