[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9349]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  IN HONOR OF CONGRESSMAN RALPH REGULA

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 23, 2001

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my distinguished 
colleague in the Ohio Congressional Delegation, Congressman Ralph 
Regula for dedicating more than 45 years in public service.
  Congressman Regula started his distinguished public career early in 
life as an Ohio State Representative in 1964 and then State Senator. He 
moved on to serve as a member of the United States House of 
Representative where he now serves as the Subcommittee Chairman of the 
House Appropriations Committee.
  Before entering public life, Representative Regula served as a school 
teacher and principal with Stark County schools and later served on the 
Ohio Board of Education. Representative Regula recognizes the value of 
a good education and continues to support education on the federal 
level as the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. He has 
received many honors for his work in education such as the Stark State 
College of Technology Founder Award and is a trustee at Mount Union 
College. He has recently been inducted into the Ohio Federation of 
Independent Colleges Hall of Excellence.
  Representative Regula has also been dedicated to advocating on behalf 
of the elderly as Co-Chair of the Older Americans Caucus. In 1994 he 
was recognized by the Administration on Aging as the first recipient of 
the Older Americans Month Congressional Award for his work such as 
extending flu shot coverage under Medicare and authoring legislation to 
provide coverage for preventative services to the elderly.
  Representative Regula has been a friend and a colleague for many 
years. I have tremendous respect for him as a legislator. It gives me 
great pleasure to publicly recognize the achievements of Representative 
Regula.

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