[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 99 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING JIM VOLZ

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                            HON. PETER WELCH

                               of vermont

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 12, 2017

  Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute Jim Volz, a public 
servant widely admired and respected, who retired on June 9, 2017, 
after 32 years of public service for the people of the State of 
Vermont.
  Jim served as Chair of the Vermont Public Service Board, a 
challenging and demanding role, guiding Vermont through a period of 
dramatic change in the State's energy policy. His reputation as 
thorough and fair, considerate and wise, was essential to the progress 
Vermont made during challenging times.
  As evidence of the high esteem Jim enjoys, he was first appointed by 
a Republican governor and then reappointed by a Democratic governor. 
Jim was seen by all as nonpartisan and scrupulously fair, with an 
incisive mind, even temperament, and gracious disposition.
  Before being appointed Chair of the Public Service Board, Jim served 
20 years at the Vermont Department of Public Service--sixteen of those 
as Director of Public Advocacy. That totals 32 consequential years in 
the regulatory arena.
  Vermont's good fortune began in 1981 when Jim came to Vermont to 
clerk for Justice Franklin Billings on the Vermont Supreme Court.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the grateful State of Vermont, I say thank 
you to Jim Volz for his career of dedicated service to the people of 
Vermont.

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