[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 9, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TONY HALL FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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                               speech of

                           HON. DEBORAH PRYCE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2005

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise 
today in support of H.R. 548, a bill to designate the Federal building 
and courthouse in Dayton, Ohio, as the ``Tony Hall Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse.''
  Since his graduation from Denison University, Tony Hall has been 
working as a public servant, beginning a career that would affect not 
only the residents of the 3rd district in Ohio, but the world as well. 
He returned from the Peace Corps in 1968, after which he honorably 
served in both the Ohio statehouse and senate before being elected to 
the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978.
  In his 12 terms in the House, Mr. Hall was a devout advocate for the 
eradication of poverty and the improvement of human rights conditions 
around the world. While Mr. Hall was a trusted colleague of the House 
Rules Committee and tireless worker for the people of Ohio, he is best 
known for his unwavering commitment to alleviating the crisis of 
worldwide hunger. In addition to being the founder and chairman of the 
Congressional Hunger Caucus, Mr. Hall was nominated three times for the 
Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work and dedication to hunger 
relief issues. He resigned from Congress in 2002 to accept a much 
deserved appointment as the United States Ambassador to the United 
Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. As the leader of the United 
Nations World Food Program, Ambassador Hall has been at the forefront 
in confronting the extraordinary challenge of providing food and 
supplies to the millions devastated by the tsunami disaster in South 
Asia.
  Tony Hall truly exemplifies what it means to be a public servant. His 
faith and dedication to the welfare of others provides an excellent 
example of how one person can positively affect the lives of so many. I 
am honored to have served with him in Congress and call him a friend.
  I would like to thank the gentleman from Ohio for introducing this 
legislation and I call on my colleagues for their support on this 
resolution.

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