[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO THE HONORABLE TONY HALL FOR HIS 24 YEARS OF 
                         SERVICE AND FRIENDSHIP

  (Mr. SAWYER asked and was given permission to speak out of order for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SAWYER. Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity this afternoon just 
to alert all colleagues to the fact that our friend and colleague, the 
gentleman from Ohio (Tony Hall), has submitted his resignation to the 
House, effective this afternoon. He is departing the House in order to 
take on larger assignments on behalf of our Nation as a whole with the 
United Nations.
  I wish to recognize his 24 years of service and the friendship that 
we have all shared with Tony Hall. I would ask that Members join with 
me in expressing that gratitude.

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