[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                COLORADO STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVE TOOL

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take this moment to recognize 
the career of one of Colorado's leading statesmen, Colorado 
Representative, Steve Tool. In doing so, I would like to honor this 
individual who, for so many years, has exemplified the notion of public 
service and civic duty. It is clear that Representative Tool's dynamic 
leadership will be greatly missed and difficult to replace.
  Elected to the State House of Representatives in 1992, Steve served 
on the Finance, Judiciary, and the Health Environment and Welfare and 
Institutions Committees. He has sponsored legislation regarding the 
penalty one might receive for child abuse resulting in death. Steve has 
also worked very aggressively in regards to school finance and trying 
to balance school finance in the State of Colorado so that there is 
equal distribution of funds to all communities.
  The number of honors and distinctions that Representative Tool earned 
during her years of outstanding service are too numerous to list, too 
few to do justice to his contributions to the State of Colorado.
  2000 marked the end of Representative Tool's tenure in elected 
office. His career embodied the citizen-legislator ideal and was a 
model that every official in elected office should seek to emulate. The 
citizens of Colorado owe Representative Tool a debt of gratitude and I 
wish him well.

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