[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15914]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PAYING TRIBUTE TO CATHERINE ROBERTSON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 14, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to pay tribute to 
Catherine Robertson and thank her for her work as the Grand Junction 
Field Office Manager with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Her 
years of commitment and dedication as a public servant are certainly 
commendable and worthy of recognition before this body of Congress and 
this Nation today. I, along with my fellow Americans am grateful for 
all that she has accomplished during her years of service.
  Catherine began her distinguished career with the BLM as a Community 
Planner student intern for the Pacific Continental Shelf office in 
1980. After a transfer to the Washington office as part of a management 
development program she moved again in 1984 to the Colorado State 
Office where she became the Oil and Gas Program Coordinator and later 
the Fluid Minerals Branch Chief. Her diligent work ethic enabled her to 
assume the post of Clear Lake Resource Area Manager in the Ukiah 
District, California. Catherine received her bachelor's degree in 
Political Science and Public Administration from California State 
University and her master's degree in Natural Resources Management from 
the University of California, Los Angeles.
  During my tenure in the United States Congress, Catherine provided 
exceptional service to constituents of the 3rd Congressional District 
of Colorado. Catherine worked hard to ensure that inquiries on behalf 
of my constituents submitted to Bureau of Land Management were 
addressed in a timely manner and thorough in their content. Catherine 
routinely demonstrated a willingness to assist beyond the standard 
response, demonstrating a genuine concern for the constituent while 
upholding the policies of the Bureau of Land Management.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Catherine Robertson has been an 
invaluable resource to the organization and it is my honor to recognize 
her service and dedication before this body of Congress and this 
Nation. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with devoted public 
servants like Catherine Robertson. On behalf of the citizens that have 
benefited from the hard work and commitment she has given to the Bureau 
of Land Management and constituents it serves, I extend my appreciation 
for her years of enthusiastic service.

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