[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8634]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO CHUCK JOHNSON

  (Mr. ZINKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Chuck Johnson, 
a man who kept me and countless other public servants in Montana honest 
and accountable as the capitol bureau chief and longtime political 
reporter.
  Chuck's 43-year journalism career began in 1977. In the decades 
since, Chuck has been the primary educator of government, politics, and 
ethics for generations of Montanans.
  I had the pleasure of getting to know Chuck as a State senator and 
had the distinct pleasure of traveling with him across Montana. He is a 
straight shooter and a true professional.
  In the era of online and 24-hour news outlets that push agendas and 
competition for cliques, Chuck's modus operandi was to tell the truth, 
tell the facts, and let the people of Montana decide. I urge future 
journalists to study his work and learn what they can from this true 
Montana professional.
  I wish Chuck fair winds and following seas in his retirement. Bravo 
Zulu.

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