[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3062-3063]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE CASS BALLENGER

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, on February 18, the State of North Carolina 
lost one of its most generous and devoted public servants when former 
Congressman Cass Ballenger passed away at the age of 88.
  Cass served 38 years in public office and was a beloved colleague to 
many who serve in this Chamber for 18 of those years. He never lost an 
election, which tells you plenty about the honesty and tenacity with 
which he lived his life.
  In addition to his reputation as a straight-talking legislator who 
reformed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, he was 
known for his extensive humanitarian efforts in Latin America, where he 
helped build medical clinics, supported orphanages, and delivered 
medical and relief supplies with his wife, Donna.
  Although I never had the opportunity to serve with Cass in Congress, 
I considered it a great privilege to know

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this remarkable man and always looked forward to seeing him when our 
paths crossed in North Carolina. Cass was a man of integrity who said 
exactly what he thought and fought for what he believed was right. He 
will be greatly missed.

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