[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18875-18876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR.

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                        HON. PATRICK J. KENNEDY

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 2, 2010

  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Robert F. 
Kennedy, Jr. for his remarkable work on environmental issues.
  Cousin Bobby serves as Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources 
Defense Council, Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper 
organization, and President of Waterkeeper Alliance which he founded in 
1999. He is also a Clinical Professor and Supervising Attorney at Pace 
University School of Law's Environmental Litigation Clinic, and is co-
host of the Ring of Fire radio program. Earlier in his career he served 
as Assistant District Attorney in New York City.
  Bobby is credited with leading the fight to protect New York City's 
water supply. The

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New York City watershed agreement, which he negotiated on behalf of 
environmentalists and New York City watershed consumers, is regarded as 
an international model in stakeholder consensus negotiations and 
sustainable development. He has also worked on environmental issues 
across the Americas and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin 
America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting 
traditional homelands.
  Bobby is a noted author and was named one of Time magazine's ``Heroes 
for the Planet'' for his success in helping Riverkeeper lead the fight 
to restore the Hudson River. The group's achievement helped spawn over 
190 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe. He is a graduate of 
Harvard University, studied at the London School of Economics, and 
received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. 
Following graduation he attended Pace University School of Law, where 
he was awarded a Master's Degree in Environmental Law.
  Bobby has been instrumental in advancing numerous environmental 
causes. I wish him all the best as he continues his important work on 
behalf of our natural resources. He will continue to carry my own 
admiration, and that of all who have had the privilege to work with 
him.

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