[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E410]
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 HONORING FORMER SENATOR STEPHEN M. BREWER FOR BEING NAMED CITIZEN OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 25, 2015

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank former State Senator 
Stephen M. Brewer for his 26 years of service in the state Legislature 
and to congratulate him on being recognized as Citizen of the Year by 
the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation. Senator Brewer 
retired last year after 26 years of service in the state Legislature. 
Most recently, he served as Chair of the powerful Senate Ways and Means 
Committee. Senator Brewer is a giant; someone who looked out not only 
for his constituents and his community but also for Massachusetts. For 
26 years Senator Brewer was a champion for Central Massachusetts. While 
I know his wife Valerie and daughters April and Audrey are happy to 
have him home, it's safe to say that we will miss his leadership in the 
State House. I can think of no one finer to receive this year's Harold 
E. Drake Citizen of the Year award for his service to the Commonwealth 
and to the constituents he represented over nearly three decades of 
public service.

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