[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19280]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ROBERT A. BORSKI POST OFFICE BUILDING

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                               speech of

                            HON. TIM HOLDEN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 21, 2003

  Mr. HOLDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the bill before 
us and to pay tribute to my very good friend and former colleague, 
Robert A. Borski. I had the pleasure to serve with Bob for ten years in 
this body, and am very proud of the work we did together.
  Representative Borski was first elected to the House of 
Representatives in November 1982 and served for 20 distinguished years 
in this chamber where he served his district and the entire State of 
Pennsylvania in a dedicated and exemplary fashion.
  Representative Borski built a reputation as Philadelphia's most 
accessible representative. A consummate leader and statesman, Bob 
worked consistently to defend public safety and devotedly serve his 
constituents in the Philadelphia area.
  As a member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Congressman Borski worked very hard for Pennsylvania's transportation 
concerns. He rose to be the third ranking Democrat in seniority, and 
the Dean of the Pennsylvania Delegation on the Committee. In his last 
term he served as Ranking Democrat on the Highways and Transit 
Subcommittee.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in formally recognizing the 
outstanding accomplishments of Representative Borski by passing this 
bill to officially name the Robert A. Borski Post Office.

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