[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24048]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING DR. DAVE WELDON FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING 
                         CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 3, 2008

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
speak about one of my colleagues from the great State of Florida who is 
retiring this year. Dr. Dave Weldon from Indialantic has served in this 
body for many years with honor and distinction and will be sorely 
missed by his friends and colleagues.
  Following his arrival in Congress in 1995, Dr. Weldon quickly made a 
name for himself as someone who cared deeply for his constituents. As 
someone who had built his career prior to Congress as a physician, Dr. 
Weldon was perfectly suited to a second career as a public servant.
  His legislative efforts in the House have brought tens of millions of 
federal funds back to Florida, restoring our infrastructure, building 
roads and bridges, preserving precious wetlands, and helping his 
friends and neighbors live a better life.
  Perhaps his signature achievement in Congress has been his continued 
fight for the unborn. Using his position as a senior member of the 
House Appropriations Committee, Dr. Weldon continually sought to 
protect those who do not have a voice.
  Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I help send my good 
friend Dr. Weldon off into the next stage of his career. After so many 
years of making sacrifices in his family life and professional career, 
now is the time when he can devote his time and energy to his wife 
Nancy and his two children. I wish him the best of luck and hope that 
he will continue to give back to his local community and the State of 
Florida.

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