[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE JAMES J. FLORIO

  (Mr. NORCROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORCROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my late 
Congressman and Governor, Jim Florio, a dedicated public servant who 
cared deeply for those in New Jersey and the Nation.
  He served our country in the Navy. He continued that service when he 
returned home in the New Jersey Assembly for 4 years, followed by 15 
years in this House of Representatives. Then, he returned to our State 
to become the 41st Governor.
  He was an environmentalist long before it was popular. Here in 
Congress, he authored the Superfund Act, one of the most remarkable 
pieces of legislation in terms of cleaning up hazardous sites across 
the country. As Governor, he signed the Clean Water Act, one of the 
strictest in the Nation at the time. Combined, these achievements saved 
countless lives across this great country.
  He did not work through political division but by doing what he knew 
was right. That is why he received the Kennedy Profiles in Courage 
Award.
  On behalf of myself, the State of New Jersey, and the Nation, we are 
grateful for his service to our State. We lost one of the greatest 
champions, and he will be missed by all who had the honor of knowing 
him. My deepest sympathies to his family, his loved ones.

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