{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2128-2", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "RECOGNIZING CONGRESSMAN BOB BORSKI", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "RECOGNIZING", "E2128", "E2128", "[{\"name\": \"John P. Murtha\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2128", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2128]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                   RECOGNIZING CONGRESSMAN BOB BORSKI\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA\n\n                            of pennsylvania\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to\nrecognize a good friend and colleague, Bob Borski, upon the occasion of\nhis retirement from twenty years of distinguished service in the House\nof Representatives.\n  Congressman Bob Borski (D-PA) was first elected to the U.S. House of\nRepresentatives in November 1982. He is currently serving his tenth\nterm as the Representative from Pennsylvania's Third Congressional\nDistrict, which encompasses Northeast Philadelphia, the River Wards,\nSociety Hill and portions of Queen Village. Of the three districts that\ninclude parts of Philadelphia, the 3rd is the only district completely\nwithin city limits.\n  As a teenager in Northeast Philadelphia, Bob was a standout athlete\nfor the Frankford High Pioneers, captaining the basketball and baseball\nteams. He is a low-profile leader in Congress, but he still gives his\nall for the community where he grew up, devoting most of his energies\nto the needs and concerns of the 3rd District.\n  Since he was elected, Bob Borski has fought vigorously to preserve\nmilitary facilities and defense jobs in his congressional district and\nthroughout the Philadelphia region. In 1993 and 1995, he worked with\nthe city of Philadelphia and community leaders to defeat attempts to\nclose the Aviation Supply Office (ASO) and its tenant activities in\nNortheast Philadelphia.\n  In the past couple of years, Bob has initiated an effort to reclaim\nand revitalize the neglected waterfront of the Delaware River. We\nworked together in a coordinated effort with various regional, federal,\nstate and local stakeholders in order to develop Philadelphia's\nwaterfront for the benefit of both the city and the people. He\nenvisioned an exciting, prosperous, new waterfront for Philadelphia\nthat will reconnect neighborhoods with land developed for many uses.\nInterconnected recreational pathways as well as plenty of open green\nspace bordering the river are principal parts of his vision.\n  Representative Borski retires as the third ranking Democrat on the\nTransportation and Infrastructure Committee and as the lead Democrat on\nthe Committee's Highways and Transit Subcommittee.\n  In addition to his leadership position on the Transportation and\nInfrastructure Committee, Bob served as Regional White for Philadelphia\nand Ohio. As a senior member on the Transportation and Infrastructure\nCommittee and Subcommittee Ranking Member, Bob has been a vocal\nadvocate of an improved national transportation system and a strong\nfederal commitment to public infrastructure and mass transit programs.\nIn Philadelphia, his legislative efforts have resulted in millions of\ndollars more for SEPTA, I-95, neighborhood roads, and transportation\nimprovements which will greatly benefit the Port of Philadelphia, and\nas a result, the surrounding area.\n  In the 105th Congress, Bob worked to pass TEA-21, authorizing\nspending for highway, mass transit and other transportation-related\nprojects across the nation. This bill included $221 million in projects\nfor the City of Philadelphia and led to the expansion of Philadelphia\nInternational Airport, I-95 improvements, investment in mass transit,\nand the construction of the Frankford Transportation Center, a state of\nthe art multimodal terminal complex. With TEA-21, Congressman Borski\nled the effort to bring construction and manufacturing jobs to the City\nof Philadelphia with projects that also assisted in the reduction of\ntraffic congestion and air pollution.\n  He has worked consistently to defend public safety, authoring\nlegislation which bans the expanded use of triple trailer trucks as\nwell as legislation which prohibited the dangerous practice of\nbackhauling--transporting foods one way and toxic chemicals on the\nreturn trip.\n  In previous years, Borski served as the top Democrat on the Water\nResources and Environment Subcommittee, a job that at times pulled him\nwell beyond his customary focus on Philadelphia into issues such as\ngovernment response to natural disasters and desalination efforts in\ncommunities short of fresh water. Bob was instrumental insuring the\npassage of the landmark Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.\n  Bob Borski has been a strong supporter of the environment. As the\nsubcommittee began debate in the 105h Congress on legislation to\noverhaul the Superfund hazardous waste cleanup program, Borski refused\nto support legislation that would go easy on polluters or that failed\nto ensure the protection of human health and the environment. He has\npushed for legislation to promote cleanup of ``brownfields''--urban\nindustrial sites where pollution discourages redevelopment.\n  Bob is also a member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, the\nSubcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, the Congressional\nDelegation to the NATO Assembly, and the ad-hoc committee on Irish\nAffairs.\n  In addition to his committee assignments, he represented the concerns\nand needs of his large senor citizen constituency and serves on the\nOlder Americans Caucus, the Diabetes Caucus, and the Prescription Drug\nTask Force.\n  Prior to his 1982 election to the U.S. Congress Bob Borski served\nthree terms in the Pennsylvania State House. Before that, he was a\nfloor manager at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. He was born in\nPhiladelphia on October 20, 1948 and is a life-long resident of the\ncity. In 1966, he graduated from Frankford High School where he\ncaptained the basketball and baseball teams. He attended the University\nof Baltimore on an athletic scholarship and, after graduating with a\nB.A. in 171, served one year as the assistant basketball coach.\nCongress Borski lives in Northeast Philadelphia with is wife Karen and\nis the father of four girls and one boy.\n  I am grateful for the many years I've gotten to serve with Bob in the\nPennsylvania delegation. His friendship, unfailing congeniality and\nhard work made it a joy to work with him, contributed immeasurably to\nthe cohesiveness of the delegation and benefited Pennsylvania greatly.\nHe will be remembered as a gentleman and statesman who left a positive\nmark on this body.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2128-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.811484970152378, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}