[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 64 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E623]
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                        HONORING MR. BILL RUFTY

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 30, 2015

  Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I first met Bill Rufty nearly 30 
years, when I was serving in the Florida House of Representatives. Our 
paths crossed often when I was Speaker of the House in Florida, and 
Bill always had an ear out for Polk County. Throughout his career, Bill 
has been a steady reporter who stuck to the facts, reporting 
information just as he saw it. In that way, Bill was old school, a 
dying breed of journalist.
   A few years ago, Bill was the first reporter to interview me when I 
began representing Polk County in Congress and opened an office inside 
the Winter Haven City Hall. Measured and accurate, Bill has been a 
friend and familiar face while covering both state and federal issues. 
It has been a pleasure to work with him for three decades in serving 
the best interests of Central Florida. I wish him the best.

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