[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16663]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     CONGRATULATING LT. STEVE YOUNG

 Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I am honored to stand before you 
today and congratulate Lieutenant Steve Young, his family and friends 
on his well-deserved nomination as President of the National Fraternal 
Order of Police, FOP. As you may know, the 86 year-old Fraternal Order 
of Police is the world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement 
officers, improving the working conditions and advocating the safety of 
its 298,000 members in over 2,000 local lodges throughout the United 
States.
  I am confident that with his 25 years of membership in the FOP and 
his current position as a Lieutenant in the Marion Police Department in 
my State of Ohio, Lt. Young is an outstanding choice to lead the 
National Fraternal Order of Police. Prior to being named National 
President, Lt. Young has proudly and effectively served as both 
National Vice President and Ohio's State President.
  Further, he has become something of an expert in helping to ensure 
police officers' pension plans throughout the country. He also helped 
to create the Ohio Labor Council to improve the effectiveness of 
negotiations between management and labor in police forces, a model 
that has since been utilized in 14 other States.
  I know that Lt. Young will use his new position to further ensure 
fair and equal treatment to our nation's true heroes, police officers, 
on the job and to expand the FOP's involvement throughout the Nation. I 
wish Lt. Young the best of luck and extend my congratulations to him 
once again here before Congress. I know he will do an excellent 
job.

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