[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17575]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST DAVID HAHN-BAKER

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2006

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, It is my distinct honor to recognize David 
Hahn-Baker as the 2006 recipient of the Paul MacClennan Environmental 
Citizen of the Year Award as presented by Eire County Environmental 
Education Institute. ECEEI has chosen to acknowledge Mr. Hahn-Baker's 
lifelong commitment to environmental causes, which are deserving of 
acknowledgement before this chamber.
  Mr. Hahn-Baker is the Founder and President of Inside/Out Political 
Consultants. An independent national consulting firm based in Buffalo, 
NY, Inside/Out works with national and local organizations across the 
country to address the intensifying environmental crisis.
  Mr. Hahn-Baker's organization has worked with numerous local and 
national environmental organizations, including: Community Action 
Organization of Erie County; Earth Day Network; Buffalo Foundation; 
Tides Foundation; National Religious Partnership for the Environment; 
American Resources Information Network; EarthShare; League of 
Conservation Voters; National Wildlife Foundation; Lawyer's Committee 
for Civil Rights Under Law; Greenpeace USA; Southern Organizing 
Committee.
  Mr. Hahn-Baker has also taught graduate and undergraduate classes at 
the University of Michigan and George Washington University. 
Additionally, Mr. Hahn-Baker was instrumental in the development of the 
Environment Health Advisory Network at the State University of New York 
at Buffalo.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank 
Mr. Hahn-Baker who has dedicated his professional career to 
environmental preservation. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing Mr. David Hahn Baker whom is so richly deserving of this 
honor.

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