[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 77 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         STEWART LEE UDALL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUILDING

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                               speech of

                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 2010

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, as a former Deputy Secretary of the 
Interior under President Bill Clinton, I witnessed firsthand the 
lasting legacy of Stewart Lee Udall, who served as Secretary of the 
Interior from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon 
B. Johnson. He left a legacy committed to environmental stewardship, 
preservation, and wildlife protection. His leadership helped greatly 
expand America's natural parks and advanced landmark policies to 
improve air and water protections. Redwood National Park in my home 
State of California exists because of Udall's leadership.
  Naming the Interior Department Building after Udall is the least we 
can do to honor his legacy. An even greater honor to his towering 
legacy would be to continue pursuing policies that protect our fragile 
planet. As he once said, ``Plans to protect air and water, wilderness 
and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.''

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