[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19295]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      CONGRATULATING IRA LEESFIELD

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, our Nation has many outstanding 
citizens. One such individual is Ira Leesfield, who will receive the 
Anti-Defamation League's Jurisdiction Award. This award recognizes 
individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the legal 
profession and the community at large while exemplifying the principles 
upon which the Anti-Defamation League was founded.
  Mr. Leesfield is one of the Nation's premier products liability and 
consumer safety lawyers and currently serves as Florida's senior 
governor on the board of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
  The dedication he has shown to our country is evident throughout his 
entire career. He has worked at the Department of Justice, has served 
in the U.S. Army, and was appointed to important positions by both 
former President Clinton and former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles.
  Mr. Leesfield is actively involved in community service and has 
strong commitments to the Miami Jewish Home for the Aged, Make-a-Wish 
Foundation, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Florida and National 
Committees to Prevent Child Abuse.
  Please join me in congratulating Ira Leesfield for his contributions 
and for the leadership he has shown to his local community and indeed 
to our fine Nation.

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