[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 152 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING CONGRESSMAN DOC HASTINGS ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                               speech of

                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2014

  Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to thank my 
distinguished colleague Mr. Doc Hastings for his tireless efforts and 
inexhaustible service on behalf of Washington State. I had the 
privilege of working closely with him while he was chairman of the 
Natural Resources Committee on many projects including my Alpine Lakes 
legislation which we passed just last week. In all things, Doc stands 
up for his beliefs and the best interests of his constituents and I 
think there can be no higher praise for a member of Congress. He will 
be missed in the Washington Delegation as he has shared with all of us 
the wisdom he has gathered during his 20 years in office. I wish him 
all the best in his future endeavors and I know he leaves behind a 
wonderful legacy for Washington State and for America to remember him 
by.

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