[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 146 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CELEBRATING FORMER REPRESENTATIVE RALPH REGULA'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. GIBBS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 90th birthday 
of former Representative Ralph Regula.
  Ralph Straus Regula was born in Beach City, Ohio, on December 3, 
1924. Prior to his election to Congress, Mr. Regula served in the 
United States Navy; worked as a schoolteacher and a principal in Stark 
County schools; and served in the Ohio State House, Senate, and on the 
Ohio State Board of Education. In 1973, Mr. Regula was elected to 
Congress and served 18 consecutive terms, until his retirement in 2009.
  During his tenure in Congress, Mr. Regula served as chairman of the 
House Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, where he worked across party lines to improve 
educational opportunities, workforce training programs, and health 
care. He was a passionate advocate for research and the advancement of 
science.
  Congressman Regula billed himself a ``regular'' guy. He was the son 
of a dairy farmer and part of a high school graduating class of only 
25, where he developed a strong work ethic and love of community. Ralph 
loved serving here because he cared about people and helping improve 
the quality of their lives. In this House, he was a pragmatic leader 
willing to find solutions to tough problems.
  I have personally known Ralph for over three decades and have many 
fond memories meeting with him both here and back in Ohio as my 
Congressman. Like many others, I have learned so much from Congressman 
Ralph Regula over the years. To that, I say thank you.
  Today I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the great life 
and career of Mr. Ralph Regula, wishing him a very happy 90th birthday.

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