[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                              STEVE BRUNS

  (Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a 
familiar figure to the people in Newport, Oregon, one of the coastal 
communities in my district. After 37 years with the United States 
Postal Service, on March 30, Steve Bruns officially hung up his mail 
bag for good. Since 1963, Steve Bruns through wind and rain, and we 
have a lot of that on the Oregon coast, has always delivered.
  Mr. Speaker, he has been a fixture and a beloved member of the 
Newport community. Steve is one of the most personable people that you 
will ever meet, and he is going to be missed on his daily route by the 
thousands of people that he has touched over the years.
  Recently he was honored into the Million Mile Club by the U.S. Postal 
Service. To be inducted into this exclusive club, one needs to have 
walked or driven 1 million miles for the Postal Service. This would be 
equivalent to over 160 round trips from Newport, Oregon, to Washington, 
D.C. That is a quite a feat.
  I commend Mr. Bruns for a job well done and for the commitment and 
service to his community that he has shown throughout his 37 years to 
the Postal Service.

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