[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING RANDY SAWYER

  (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a good 
friend and a wonderful professional, Randy Sawyer.
  Randy has been a dedicated public servant in the county I represent 
in San Francisco Bay Area, Contra Costa. Contra Costa is home to a 
heavily industrialized part of the bay area with refineries and 
chemical plants.
  Randy has served important roles at the Contra Costa Health Services, 
beginning as a specialist engineer in the Hazardous Materials Division, 
then becoming the Chief Environmental Health and Hazardous Materials 
Officer, and ultimately ending as the Deputy Director.
  Among Randy's efforts to promote public health, he helped to champion 
the county's community warning system, one of the best response teams 
in the State and the country, to alert county residents and businesses 
when they are impacted or in danger of being impacted by an emergency.
  He also helped Contra Costa lead the county in refinery safety with 
his work on the industrial safety ordinance, which I am proud to be an 
author of.
  The legacy of Randy's work will continue to protect residents in the 
bay area for years to come. Please join me in congratulating Randy on 
his retirement and honoring him for his 30 years of public service.

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