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| CREC-1994-10-08-pt1-PgE45 | 1994-10-08 | 103 | 2 | TRIBUTE TO RON DE LUGO | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | FRONTMATTER | E | E | [{"name": "Eni F. H. Faleomavaega", "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 RON DE LUGO ______ HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA of american samoa in the house of representatives Friday, October 7, 1994 Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year, Congressman Ron de Lugo, chairman of Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, announced his retirement from the House of Representatives. I have known Ron for 20 years, and have worked closely with him for 6 years now as a Member of Congress. I want to give my highest praise to this Member for his work in support of the U.S. Virgin Islands, all U.S. territories, and in fact, for all of the United States as well. Chairman de Lugo's career in public service spans 40 years. Among the highlights of his career are: In 1956, he was elected as the youngest member of the Virgin Islands Legislature. He was elected to be the first seated delegate from the Virgin Islands to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972, and has held that position in every Congress since then, except one. He was elected by his Democratic colleagues as a subcommittee chairman in 1987, and has been reelected to that position in every Congress since that time. Mr. Speaker, Ron often mentions the difference in the consideration he is afforded now as opposed to when he first came to this Chamber in 1968. He rightfully attributes the acknowledgement he now receives to the other Members of this body, for unlike the Representatives from the States, whose rights and obligations are defined by the U.S. Constitution, we delegates exist by authority of Federal law, and the privileges to which we are entitled are determined by the Rules of the House. What Ron is too modest to say, but I will say for him, is that if the Members of this body did not find the delegates worthy of the responsibilities they have afforded us, we would not be where we are today. As the senior delegate from the territories, he is the only delegate who has been here to fight for the rights and privileges we currently enjoy, and a great deal of the credit for the successes the delegates and the territories have achieved over the past 20 years should be given to Ron de Lugo. Mr. Speaker, much has happened to the benefit of the U.S. territories since the time Ron de Lugo began his tenure in Congress. He has played an active role in all those changes, and I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank and commend his for his lifetime of service to the United States and the U.S. territories. ____________________ |