[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 110 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H6226-H6227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE OF FORMER CONGRESSMAN ROBERT ROE

  (Mr. PASCRELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today with the sad news that 
former Congressman Robert Roe passed away today at the age of 90.
  A native of Passaic County, New Jersey, Bob served in the Army during 
the Second World War. He was elected to represent the Eighth District 
in 1969. Some of our longer-tenured colleagues will remember Bob for 
his noted ability to reach across the aisle.
  During his time in Congress, he rose to the chairmanship of the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He also chaired the 
Committee on Public Works and Transportation from 1991 until his 
retirement in 1993.
  A true public servant, he wasn't in it for power. When he became 
chairman of Public Works, he lasted only one term, in part because he 
exhausted himself writing the greatest highway bill in the history of 
the country.
  However, that highway bill, through it, he achieved changes to the 
transportation policy to focus on connecting different modes. His 
favorite term was ``intermodal transportation,'' redefining how we 
invest in our infrastructure with this emphasis on safety and planning.
  It is ironic that today, this day, we are going to vote on a 
transportation bill, the day he went to his Maker.
  Bob is truly a legend in our era. He left big shoes to fill for all 
of his successors in Congress, myself included.
  The building I am in, in Paterson, New Jersey, was named after him, 
the Robert A. Roe Federal Office Building, a fitting tribute to a great 
American.
  My family loved him. We offer condolences to his entire family and 
all 35 nieces and nephews.

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