congressional_record: CREC-1994-10-08-pt1-PgE40
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| CREC-1994-10-08-pt1-PgE40 | 1994-10-08 | 103 | 2 | TRIBUTE TO HELEN BENTLEY | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | FRONTMATTER | E | E | [{"name": "Philip M. Crane", "role": "speaking"}] | 140 Cong. Rec. E | Congressional Record, Volume 140 Issue 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994) [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: October 8, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO HELEN BENTLEY ______ HON. PHILIP M. CRANE of illinois in the house of representatives Friday, October 7, 1994 Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, a number of Members of this House of Representatives of the 103d Congress, for various reasons, will not be with us in the 104th Congress. And of that group, one who will be sorely missed is our colleague from Maryland, Helen Bentley. Helen will have spent a decade in this chamber when she casts her final vote this year. She will leave behind her a distinguished career, highlighted by her efforts as a member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the House Appropriations Committee. Her knowledge of maritime issues paid big dividends for her constituents in the port city of Baltimore. She will always be remembered as a fighter. Once she decided a cause was just, she dug in and did battle with the best of her colleagues-- and more times than not she was the victor. She was internationally known as one of this nation's leading experts on the maritime industry when she arrived in the House of Representatives. Her knowledge in the field led to her appointment as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission by President Richard Nixon. In the House, she earned a fine reputation not only on maritime issues, but also on fair trade practices and a strong national defense. This daughter of Serbian immigrant parents began her collegiate studies in her native state at the University of Nevada at Reno * * * continued it at night here in Washington at George Washington University * * * and completed her studies for a degree in journalism at the University of Missouri, graduating the same day her mother became a citizen of the United States almost 1,000 miles away in Ely, Nevada. Her determination to gain an education was often reflected in later years in her determination to fight for a just cause and to fight for her Maryland constituents. The congressional contributions and the friendship of Helen Bentley will long be remembered. ____________________ |