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“WORDS OF CONGRATULATION ON ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION DESIGNATING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2305-E2306 on Dec. 7, 1995.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
WORDS OF CONGRATULATION ON ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION DESIGNATING THE
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM
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HON. WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR.
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, December 6, 1995
Mr. CLINGER. Mr. Speaker, I ask that the following letter be inserted in its entirety into the Congressional Record. The writer of the letter is a constituent of mine, Thomas D. Larson. Tom served President Bush as a very creative and dynamic Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. Prior to that he was Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and for many years he was a Prof. of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University.
Given his breadth of experience, I believe Tom's words of congratulation to my friend, neighbor, and colleague, Transportation Committee Chairman Bud Shuster, have special merit and are aptly deserved. And in closing, I want to join with Tom to signal my profound appreciation for the hard work and capable leadership of Bud Shuster. He has done, and continues to do, a masterful job.
Lemont, PA,
November 20, 1995.Hon. Bud Shuster,Chairman, House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, Rayburn House Office Building,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Congratulations! Yet again, you have moved America forward in transportation by putting the NHS on the President's desk.
Your call reporting the House action was typical of your thoughtfulness and I am deeply appreciative. My role in NHS has been minimal--other than as remote supporter. Your role has been pivotal since day one. You deserve warm accolades from virtually every sector of American society. Transportation is, without doubt, a key thread in the fabric of that society.
In his message to the 9th Congress, President Jefferson captured the essence of what you have done for America. He said, ``By these [public works and transportation improvements] new channels of communications will be opened between the states, the lines of separation will disappear, their interests will be identified, and their union cemented by new and indissoluble ties.'' He went on to say roads and canals would knit the union together, facilitate defense, furnish avenues of trade, break down local prejudices, and consolidate that union of sentiment so essential to the national policy.
Clearly, Mr. Chairman, for leadership in ``consolidating that union of sentiment'' essential to achieving the NHS, Mr. Jefferson would salute you. I certainly do!
With warm thanks,Tom Larson.
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