[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 197 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING JOE McHUGH ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM AMTRAK

  (Ms. WILD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a native son of my 
community, Amtrak Vice-President Joe McHugh, from Allentown, 
Pennsylvania, who is retiring after a storied career with our National 
Railroad Corporation, which he has proudly served for 26 years.
  Joe served in various leadership roles for the railroad, and many 
here in the House of Representatives will remember him as one of 
Amtrak's most effective advocates in its 50-year history.
  Joe helped lead Amtrak through an era of transformation and growth. 
He also has a unique firsthand understanding of the railroad. Over his 
26 years, he accomplished the rare feat of traveling over every mile of 
Amtrak's more than 21,000-mile route network. Of his many 
accomplishments, the many people he mentored and whose careers he 
helped foster may well be his most important contribution to the 
railroad.
  The House of Representatives and the Nation owe Joe McHugh a debt of 
gratitude for his dedication and contributions. On behalf of the House 
of Representatives and my community, I congratulate him on his 
retirement and extend our very best wishes to him as he embarks on the 
next chapter in his life.

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