Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks — December 5, 2022, E1214
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This is E1214 of the Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, December 5, 2022. It prints statements by Members in the House of Representatives, including Mr. Luetkemeyer congratulating the Blair Oaks Falcons Football Team on their victory in the Class 2 State Championship, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina under the heading Steve Chabot Appreciation, referring to service on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Another statement by Ms. Davids recognizes Stephen P. Dailey, P.E., General Manager of the Fairfax Drainage District of Wyandotte County. A further statement describes the career and service as San Mateo Mayor of Eric Rodriguez.
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E1214 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 5, 2022
BLAIR OAKS FOOTBALL STATE our country, and the 120-plus businesses in as a member of the Aragon Neighborhood As-
CHAMPIONSHIP the Kansas City, Kansas community he has sociation Board of Directors from 2013
tirelessly worked to support and protect. through 2016. In 2015, he was appointed to
HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER f the planning commission, serving until 2017.
OF MISSOURI
In that year, he was elected to the San
STEVE CHABOT APPRECIATION Mateo City Council. In his candidate’s state-
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ment he argued for effective traffic planning to
Monday, December 5, 2022 HON. JOE WILSON reduce gridlock, preservation of the neighbor-
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker, I OF SOUTH CAROLINA hood character of San Mateo, quality public
rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES safety and parks and recreation services, af-
congratulating the Blair Oaks Falcons Football fordable housing and fiscal accountability. He
Monday, December 5, 2022
Team on their victory in the Class 2 State received 6,266 votes.
Championship. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Nowhere in his candidate statement did the
Blair Oaks claimed the Class 2 title in 2004, Speaker, throughout my service in Congress, word ‘‘COVID’’ appear.
2006, 2018, and now in 2022. To secure their I have been grateful to serve with Representa- Eric led San Mateo as Mayor from Decem-
win, the Falcons endured a grueling 15-week tive STEVE CHABOT of Ohio, including our time ber 2020 to December 2021. These harsh
season and won in a nail-biting game with a together on the House Committee on Foreign times of pandemic required city services to be
fourth quarter defensive stop. The Falcons Affairs. I will never forget our CODELS includ- largely delivered remotely, city workers to sup-
should be commended for all their hard work ing to both Russia and China, with the bipar- port public health by arranging for testing and
throughout the past year and for bringing tisan House Armed Services delegation in then early public vaccination sites, and an all-
home the state championship to their school 2002. He is a valued public servant, and I am hands-on-deck approach to preserving public
and community. eternally grateful for his more than 20 years of health. This included the difficult decision to
Madam Speaker, please join me in recog- service to Ohio’s 1st congressional district and enforce shut-down orders for public places. As
nizing the Blair Oaks Falcons for a job well to the nation. the vital restaurant industry began to be dev-
done. Throughout his life, STEVE has been a dedi- astated by the disease, Eric and his col-
f cated public servant. Prior to being elected to leagues swiftly approved outside dining and
Congress in 1994, he served as a City Coun- offered financial support. When racial tensions
RECOGNIZING STEPHEN P. cilman in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, rose because of actions in other cities that
DAILEY, P.E., GENERAL MAN- and as a Hamilton County Commissioner for sparked nationwide outrage, Mayor Rodriguez
AGER OF THE FAIRFAX DRAIN- five years each. spoke out on YouTube and stated that San
AGE DISTRICT OF WYANDOTTE During his time on the House Committee on Mateo stood united against hatred and all
COUNTY Small Business, including as Chairman, STEVE forms of racism. He also spoke in favor of the
has been a positive force for change, advo- Police Athletic League (PAL), stating that
HON. SHARICE DAVIDS cating for taxpayers, protecting small busi- building relationships between young people
OF KANSAS nesses, and fighting back against excessive and the police was part of the solution to
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES government spending and regulations. He was keeping fairness in the community.
a pivotal member in the implementation of the During his time in office, Eric was a strong
Monday, December 5, 2022 Paycheck Protection Program, which aided advocate for affordable housing developments
Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I small businesses and saved over 50 million to reduce income inequality in San Mateo. To
rise today to recognize Stephen P. Dailey, jobs nationwide. his credit and that of his colleagues, a city
Professional Engineer and General Manager As co-chairman, his service for country cau- parking lot near Caltrain is now under con-
of the Fairfax Drainage District of Wyandotte cuses made a difference for appreciative allies struction. Kiku Crossing is a 7-story apartment
County for his exemplary professional accom- from Taiwan to Turkey. He tirelessly promoted building that will offer 225 homes for those
plishments. warm relations with valued allies. earning low incomes, and a new publicly ac-
Mr. Dailey’s career in public service began As a Senior member on the House Com- cessible parking garage. This development
after graduating from the University of Mis- mittee on the Judiciary, he sponsored legisla- could have been contentious, but Eric and his
souri-Kansas City with a Bachelor of Science tion to combat the opioid epidemic, defend the colleagues spent many hours educating the
degree in Civil Engineering and becoming li- rights of the unborn, fight against internet child public about the benefits of this project.
censed as a professional engineer. He spent exploitation, and increase resources for those Also begun during his term of office was a
14 years in the municipal well drilling industry facing mental health challenges. billion dollar+ upgrade to the city’s wastewater
prior to his time at Fairfax Drainage District. Today I am grateful to honor his service to treatment plant. It takes quite a bit of time to
Throughout Mr. Dailey’s 30-year tenure as the American people and wish him and his bring this kind of project to the stage of con-
General Manager, he was responsible for pro- wife Donna the best in their future endeavors. struction, but Eric and his colleagues sup-
tecting investments amounting to nearly $6 bil- In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we ported an upgrade that is a credit to the objec-
lion in a 2,000-acre industrial park. He will never forget September 11th. tives of the Clean Water Act and that will be
oversaw preparations and guided flood control f a vital piece of public infrastructure for dec-
operations for multiple record-breaking high- ades to come.
water events, a highlight that only begins to RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF In his private life, Eric is presently the CEO
scratch the surface of 3 decades working in THE HONORABLE ERIC RODRI- of a health information website that he co-
honorable service to Kansas. GUEZ, COUNCILMEMBER, CITY founded. He serves on the Board of Directors
Beyond supervising operation and mainte- OF SAN MATEO, UPON THE CON- of the Police Activities League and the Rotary
nance of complex flood projection system CLUSION OF HIS PUBLIC SERV- Club of San Mateo. He is a graduate of the
comprised of 5 miles of levee, over 100 relief ICE Stanford Graduate School of Business where
wells, 12 pump stations and a computerized he received his M.B.A., and the University of
communications network, Mr. Dailey spent 27 HON. JACKIE SPEIER California at Berkeley where he received his
years serving on the Fairfax Industrial Asso- OF CALIFORNIA Bachelor of Science degree. He and his wife
ciation Board of Directors and over fifteen IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Shirley have one child, son Tyler. Now that he
years as an active board member and com- is leaving public life, there will be more per-
mittee chair of the Missouri and Associated Monday, December 5, 2022 sonal time to enjoy with his family.
Rivers Coalition, promoting water resource Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise to rec- When the call of elective public service is
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management for effective flood control and ognize Eric Rodriguez as he steps down from made, most people turn a deaf ear. It then
navigation works. the San Mateo City Council after serving for falls to a few to assume the reigns of author-
I’ve also had the pleasure of working with five years and ten months, with one year as ity, pursuant to endorsement via elections, and
Mr. Dailey while in Congress. Last year, I had Mayor. to bear the full commitment of time, energy
the pleasure of sponsoring community project Eric grew up in neighboring Belmont. Upon and emotion on behalf of creating a better
funding to perform maintenance of the Fairfax moving to San Mateo, he eventually served as community for all. Eric Rodriguez answered
Jersey Creek Upper Levee. I commend Mr. his neighborhood’s representative to the San the call, and the people of San Mateo are bet-
Dailey for his dedication to our state and to Mateo United Homeowners Association and ter because of his service. I wish Eric and his
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