[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8558]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SECOND CHANCE REENTRY ACT

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I understand that Representative 
Rob Portman's last day was Friday of last week. President Bush 
appointed him to be the U.S. Trade Representative, and Rob has gone off 
to pursue those duties. I want to wish him well.
  Rob and I worked closely together, and we introduced something called 
the Second Chance Reentry Act, to assist inmates coming home from 
prison to rehabilitate and redeploy and redevelop and reestablish their 
lives. I have never enjoyed working more with a Member who was 
dedicated to what he was attempting to do, totally committed, willing 
to compromise; and we have a bill that we think will go a long way 
toward assisting these individuals.
  And so I trust that in memory of the great work that Rob Portman did, 
all of us will support the Second Chance Reentry Act and continue the 
work that Rob was so proud of. Rob, we thank you.

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