[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1118-1119]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING FORMER CONGRESSMAN TOM BLILEY

  (Mr. BRAT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BRAT. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor my friend, former Congressman Tom Bliley, who proudly represented 
Virginia's Seventh District for 20 consecutive years, on the occasion 
of his 84th birthday.
  He began his political career in 1968, when he was elected to the 
City Council of Richmond, Virginia, moving on to serve as mayor from 
1970 to 1977.
  He was elected to his first congressional term in 1980, and under a 
Democratic President he helped pass legislation that modernized the 
regulation of pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and the financial 
markets.

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  I hope he had a wonderful birthday, and I wish him many more.

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