[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 25244]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  PAYING TRIBUTE TO RETIRING CONGRESSMEN FROM INDIANA, THE HONORABLE 
             EDWARD PEASE AND THE HONORABLE DAVID McINTOSH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Buyer) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to talk about the retirement 
of two Members of Congress in the State of Indiana.
  Ed Pease is leaving Congress after only having served 2 terms, and I 
feel very awkward saying a retirement after 2 terms. There is a real 
loss here, I believe, to Congress with Ed leaving and going back to 
Indiana. It is a loss to the country and, perhaps, a gain to Indiana 
and his family.
  Ed Pease is an individual that always had a very dignified demeanor 
as he would serve as Speaker pro tempore here in the House.
  He is an individual that is always very conscientious. He was kind 
and considerate and loyal. As a matter of fact, he is the type of 
person you want as a friend. His work was always based on being 
thoughtful and methodical in his approach. He was that way, not only in 
the manner of his life, but in legislating here in Congress.
  I think of two things when I think of Ed Pease and what he did here 
in Congress; his service on the Committee on Transportation. Ed was 
fiercely loyal and always attended every subcommittee hearing and full 
committee hearing. He was instrumental with regards to 21 States that 
always had been considered donor States since the inception of the 
interstate system, and the inequity in the gas tax and its 
redistribution formula across the States. Ed felt that that was wrong, 
and he worked very hard.
  They brought equity back to the funding formula to Indiana which had 
also always been a donor State since the 1950s. In the last 
Transportation bill, we received over a billion dollars more than 
previous bills, and I think Ed Pease's work needs to be complimented 
for what he did for the country.
  With regard to David McIntosh, David is, I think, known as the 
analytical thinker, always working the angle to properly deploy what he 
perceives as the well-crafted strategy.
  He is true to his principles and, at times, makes legislating 
difficult, because he seeks to hold the line, but that is what 
legislating is all about, not finding the easy course, but forcing two 
sides to actually sit down and work through their differences.
  The country's loss, like Ed Pease, will be Indiana's gain. David 
McIntosh is running for Governor of Indiana, and he hopes to lead 
Indiana into the 21st Century.
  To Ed Pease and David McIntosh, we thank you for your service to 
country, to the State, and to your community. You are precious assets, 
and you will be missed. God speed to you and your families.

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