[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2329]
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                      TRIBUTE TO MR. JOHN LINDSAY

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 22, 2009

  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the 
outstanding contributions of John Lindsay and to wish him well in his 
next endeavors.
  For the past four years, John Lindsay has directed the communications 
activities of Idaho National Laboratory, INL. During that time, INL has 
achieved great success as the lead laboratory for the Department of 
Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy. INL has increased the size of its 
research portfolio, achieved success in its pursuit and receipt of R&D 
100 awards, and played a leading role communicating the technical facts 
behind the growing nuclear renaissance we see developing in the U.S. 
and especially around the world. John Lindsay has had a steady hand 
communicating the lab's success, and he has assembled a strong team 
that will continue on after he departs.
  John's most important contribution to Idaho may have been his leading 
role in the formation of a public organization known as the Partnership 
for Science and Technology, which seeks to bring balance and facts into 
the discussion of science and energy matters. The Partnership has 
become an effective and trusted resource that can respond quickly to 
misrepresentations and misstatements regarding nuclear power and any 
other clean energy source. Indeed, the Partnership mobilized the 
citizens of Idaho to express their views of nuclear issues to such an 
extent that this visible public support became a major factor in the 
decision by AREVA to site its next uranium enrichment plant in Idaho.
  John Lindsay is a true professional and a valued member of the 
communities of eastern Idaho. John is recognized and respected as a 
true gentleman--he always treats everyone he meets with respect and 
dignity, and he has brought great respect to Idaho National Lab as one 
of its most visible leaders.
  While we will miss them, on behalf of eastern Idaho, I want to wish 
John and Terri all the best in their future endeavors.

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