[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 97 (Thursday, June 12, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING STEVE BARR, AUTHOR OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S FEDERAL DIARY

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2008

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, this Friday an esteemed member of the 
Washington press corps--our friend, Steve Barr--will conclude his 
service as the author of the Washington Post's Federal Diary. For 29 
years, Steve has served our region as a reporter with the Washington 
Post, and for the last 8 years he has written the Post's Federal Diary 
column, covering workplace issues within the three branches of the 
Federal government.
  As someone who represents 58,000 Federal workers, I am especially 
grateful for Steve's work to make the Federal Diary a highly-valuable 
resource on the issues of greatest importance to our nation's civil 
service employees. For those of us monitoring the daily developments 
affecting our federal workforce, Steve's column has been required 
reading.
  Madam Speaker, as we are well aware, our federal workforce is one of 
the best in the world, and in Steve, we could not have asked for anyone 
who recognizes that more. The quality of his work is a mark of the 
great pride and pleasure he so clearly possesses in his service to our 
public service workers. So while Steve's departure marks the end of an 
era at the Post's Federal Diary, I assure you that his contributions 
will long be remembered. I wish him the best in his future endeavors.




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