[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15270]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE TONY HALL

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2002

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, as a junior Member of Congress, I 
have not known Tony Hall nearly as long as many of our colleagues who 
have spoken with such eloquence of his accomplishments and his record 
as a leader in the fight against hunger.
  But even in the brief time I have known him, I have been greatly 
impressed with his deep commitment to trying to make life better for 
people throughout the world. And I have also greatly appreciated the 
way he has helped me to do a better job in representing my constituents 
and to be a better and more effective Member of the House of 
Representatives.
  In particular, I have benefited from his cooperation and assistance 
with my efforts to expedite the cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats--a 
former DOE nuclear-weapons site in my District--and to assist the 
people who work there to make the transition to new careers or secure 
retirement. Because of his own first-hand experience with a site in his 
District, Tony understood the challenges and opportunities at Rocky 
Flats. And because of his generosity and readiness to help, great 
progress has been made in meeting those challenges and making the most 
of those opportunities.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I want to join our colleagues in praising Tony Hall 
for his leadership and breadth of vision and in wishing him every 
success in the important new duties he will be assuming. And I also 
want to add a personal note of thanks and to say that I deeply respect 
him and am very glad to have had the chance to benefit from our brief 
time together here in the House of Representatives.

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