[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1763]
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          REPRESENTATIVE JERRY COSTELLO WILL BE DEARLY MISSED

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 2011

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I am sad to learn that the House of 
Representatives will be losing a strong leader with the retirement of 
my dear friend and colleague, Congressman Jerry Costello. In the U.S. 
Congress, he fought hard to protect the environment and promoted 
progressive development of infrastructure.
  I am privileged to have worked with Jerry in the past 23 years he has 
served in this great institution we both so love. Jerry has been a 
steadfast steward of the public interest from his early days in law 
enforcement to his more than two decades in the House of 
Representatives. Throughout his public career he has demonstrated time 
and again how colleagues can reach across the aisle to find compromise 
for the good of the nation.
  I wish Jerry the best of luck with his future endeavors. His service 
to the people of Illinois' 12th District has been impeccable and he 
will be dearly missed by both his constituents and colleagues.

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