[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1538]
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                       HONORING STEVE LaTOURETTE

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                           HON. BOB GOODLATTE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 2016

  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a good friend 
and former colleague, Steve LaTourette, who sadly passed away earlier 
this year after battling pancreatic cancer.
  I first met Steve after he was elected to serve the 19th 
Congressional District of Ohio in 1994. One of the longtime leaders of 
the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Steve worked 
diligently on improving the infrastructure needs of not just his 
district and Ohio, but the nation. He played an important role in 
crafting highway authorization legislation, and in his last few years 
in the House, served as a member of the Appropriations Committee's 
Transportation Subcommittee as well.
  Steve was also someone who sought out consensus and results in the 
legislative process. As one of the heads of Republican Main Street 
Partnership, a moderate Republican organization, Steve looked for ways 
to advance policy ideas that would benefit the American people and 
bring as many folks together as possible on common ground.
  While Steve is no longer with us today, his sense of humor, 
leadership, and intelligence are not forgotten. I know that folks in 
Ohio and across the nation will remember his good works in Congress on 
behalf of his constituents and the American people. True public 
servants like Steve LaTourette are missed when they leave the House, 
and mourned when they pass away too soon.
  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Steve's wife, children, and his 
entire family. He will be missed.

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