[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16273]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       STATEMENT RECOGNIZING THE SUCCESS OF BUILDING SAFETY WEEK

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                     HON. JOHN J.H. ``JOE'' SCHWARZ

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 27, 2006

  Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
success of Building Safety Week 2006, an annual, nationwide event 
sponsored by the International Code Council, ICC, that took place from 
May 7 to 13. The goal of Building Safety Week is to increase awareness 
of building safety and fire prevention issues through a variety of 
activities on the national, State and local levels.
  This year, the ICC Board of Directors and members of the ICC 
Government Relations Advisory Committee, GRAC, gathered here in 
Washington, DC and spent a day visiting with Members of Congress to 
help spread their message of public safety. I personally met with one 
of my constituents, Mr. Henry Green of Lansing, MI, who serves as 
president of the Board of Directors. It is my hope that my colleagues 
here in the House and the Senate will carefully consider the 
legislative priorities presented to us in these meetings.
  I would like to thank these men and women for their service and 
dedication to ensuring that we all live, work and play in a safe built 
environment. Along with Mr. Green, these individuals include: Immediate 
Past President Frank Hodge, Vice President Wally Bailey, Secretary/
Treasurer Steven Shapiro, Jimmy Brothers, Terrence Cobb, John Darnall, 
Gerald Geroge, John LaTorra, Ron Piester, Ed Berkel, Bill Duck, Bill 
Dupler, Greg Johnson, Barbara Koffron, Ron Lynn, Tim Ryan, Adolf Zubia, 
GRAC Chairman Ron Nienaber, Becky Baker, Bill Chambless, Ross 
Montelbano, Betts Nixon, Emory Rodgers, Lynn Underwood and George 
Wiggins.
  Congratulations again to the hardworking and dedicated members of the 
ICC.

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