[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO JOHN H. STROGER, JR.

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 28, 2006

  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great public servant: 
John H. Stroger, Jr., President of the Cook County Board of 
Commissioners.
  John Stroger is the first African-American to have been elected as 
Cook County Board President after serving Cook County for many years in 
other capacities, including as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners 
Finance Committee. During his lifetime of public service, President 
Stroger has always served with distinction and with an unwavering 
dedication to improving the lives and well being of all of the 
residents of Cook County.
  As Chairman, he was instrumental in the development and construction 
of a new hospital facility, which bears his name, John H. Stroger 
Hospital. The facility, which is state-of-the-art, serves the health 
needs of all of Cook county's residents, including the indigent and 
uninsured. John Stroger is the past President of the National 
Association of Counties and in that capacity, he provided leadership on 
public policy issues affecting local governments across the Nation. He 
was particularly concerned with the need of county governments to 
ensure health care access for all county residents.
  Mr. Speaker, I know that you will join me in wishing President 
Stroger a full and speedy recovery from his recent illness and all the 
best to his wife and family.

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