[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 THE MEMBERS OF CONNECTICUT'S HOUSE DELEGATION HONOR RUDY BROWN ON THE 
                       OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2017

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise today and join my 
Connecticut colleagues, John Larson, Joe Courtney, Jim Himes, and 
Elizabeth Esty, in extending our deepest thanks and sincere 
appreciation to Rudy Brown, who, after a thirty-one year career with 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will be retiring later this 
year. As the government liaison for EPA's Region 1 office, each of us 
has had the opportunity to work with Rudy on a variety of projects over 
the years and owe him a great debt of gratitude for all of his good 
work.
  In our roles as Members of Congress, we and our staffs deal with a 
number of federal agencies while working on behalf of our constituents 
and yet it is rare to find someone like Rudy. His dedication and 
commitment to his work and helping to fulfill the mission of the EPA 
are second to none. He has met every challenge with a willingness to 
roll-up his sleeves and see what could be done, and always with a 
smile.
  In a career that has spanned over three decades, and with 
responsibilities to the six New-England States that make up EPA's 
Region 1, Rudy has spent countless hours ensuring that Congressional 
members and their staffs had the information and background they needed 
to address issues of concern to their residents. From large Superfund 
projects and issues concerning the Long Island Sound, to cornfields 
redevelopment and grant announcements, we and our staffs have always 
known that we could count on Rudy's guidance and have never doubted 
that he would provide us with the best possible information, even if it 
was not necessarily what we were hoping to hear--that is an invaluable 
resource when it comes to constituent service.
  As he comes up on his retirement, we stand together to say thank you 
to Rudy Brown--thank you for your thirty-one years of federal service, 
thank you for your unwavering commitment, and thank you for making the 
time to ensure that we have been able to serve our constituents in the 
best possible way. We have no doubt that his wife and daughters are 
looking forward to spending more time with him and wish him all the 
best for many more years of health and happiness as he enjoys this next 
chapter of his life.

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