[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 152 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2369]
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       HONORING THE SERVICE OF FORMER REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MONAGAN

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                         HON. NANCY L. JOHNSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2005

  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to 
John Monagan, who represented the fifth district of Connecticut from 
1959 to 1973. Mr. Monagan passed away on October 23rd at the age of 93.
  John was born and raised in Waterbury, the largest city in the fifth 
district. He went on to Dartmouth college where he was an honors 
student in French literature. Upon graduation he attended Harvard Law 
school and in 1937 he received a law degree.
  During his 7 terms in Congress, he chaired the House Government 
Operations subcommittee that helped uncover irregularities in the 
Federal Housing Administration's financing of the Housing Renewal 
program. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee he led mission 
study trips to Soviet satellite countries and worked to improve trade 
relations with Latin American countries.
  John Monagan had a passion for public service that started before and 
continued after his years in the House. In Waterbury he immersed 
himself in public service, as an alderman, a finance commissioner and 
eventually as Mayor. As president of the U.S. Association of former 
members of Congress, he was known to give lectures on the importance of 
public service. His dedication to serving others is inspirational 
quality that many of us wish to pass onto the next generation.
  Mr. Speaker, we thank and pay our respects to John Monagan for his 
years of service to Connecticut and the Nation.




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