[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11350]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO STEVE HORN

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 2003

  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor our former colleague 
Congressman Stephen Horn and his wife, Nini upon the occasion of 
tomorrow's dedication of the Steve and Nini Horn Center at California 
State University Long Beach.
  As a member of Congress for 10 years and Chairman of the Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Information, and Technology, Steve 
distinguished himself in Congress by improving accountability and 
management practices in the federal government. Each year, the Debt 
Collection Improvement Act and the Travel Reform and Savings Act of 
1996 that Steve authored save the taxpayer millions of dollars.
  My association with Steve began in the 103rd Congress, when we co-
lead the bi-partisan coalition that saved the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing 
C-17 program, which employs 9,000 workers in our area through 2008. Our 
efforts led to the Air Force's multi-year purchase of what has proven 
to be one of the most versatile cargo aircraft in the military's 
inventory.
  A long time resident of Long Beach, Steve Horn has contributed to the 
community in many other ways; as President of Cal State Long Beach, 
Chairman of a successful $6 million United Way Campaign Fund, Vice 
Chairman of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, and as a Founding 
Member and Secretary of the Long Beach Economic Development 
Corporation.
  I have known Steve and his wife, Nini, to be long-time passionate 
supporters of the arts. I can recall Steve's strong defense of the 
National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the 
Humanities as co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Arts Caucus. So 
it is more than fitting that the Steve and Nini Horn Center should 
house a museum, and equally appropriate that it should include a vast 
computer lab, since the Chairman successfully led the effort to prepare 
government and industry to make the year 2000 computer conversion.
  Mr. Speaker, never one to falter in his congressional duties or to 
toe the party line, Steve Horn served in Congress with courage and 
independence, and I am proud to have served with him.

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