[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF THE HONORABLE BUD SHUSTER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, for nearly three decades, 
Chairman Bud Shuster represented the people of central Pennsylvania 
here in the Halls of Congress.
  After leaving Congress in 2001, Chairman Shuster returned home to 
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, where he remained active in his service, 
teaching at a university level, working on his farm, and spending time 
with those he loved.
  When I first decided to run for office, I called Bud and asked him 
for his advice. For the next hour, he talked to me about what an honor 
it is to serve in the United States Congress, what an honor it is to 
sit in committee, what an honor it is to work on the issues that matter 
most to the families in Pennsylvania.
  Bud Shuster ran unopposed for his seat eight times in the decades 
that he served, a testament to how much the communities that he 
represented cared for him and recognized that they would have no 
greater champion in Washington.
  For 6 years, Chairman Shuster held the gavel on the Transportation 
and Infrastructure Committee, where he fought to build roads, bridges, 
and waterways that Americans still rely on each and every day.
  His drive and determination helped to bring our infrastructure into 
the 21st century, paving the way for innovation and new development in 
Pennsylvania and across the United States.
  When I would drive home to Pennsylvania on Interstate 99, the road 
that Bud Shuster built and the road that bears his name, I would often 
call the former chairman and, once again, ask for his advice. We would 
talk about his farm, what votes had occurred, and when votes were 
upcoming the next week.
  I will miss those calls, and all of us will miss the man known simply 
as Mr. Chairman.
  Over 4 billion trips are taken on American highways each year, and 
each one of those travelers owes a certain amount of respect to the 
commitment that Bud Shuster showed to transportation and infrastructure 
in America.
  Personally, my wife, Alice, and I will miss Mr. Chairman and miss 
what he did for those of us in central Pennsylvania.

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