WCI to Honor Rep. Nick Rahall (WV) with 2012 Leadership Service Award
News Release
Waterways Council, Inc.
January 16, 2012
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CONGRESSMAN NICK RAHALL TO RECEIVE 11<SUP>th</SUP> ANNUAL</SPAN></U></B></P>
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COUNCIL, INC. LEADERSHIP SERVICE AWARD</SPAN></U></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Washington,
DC – U.S. Congressman Nick J. Rahall, II (WV-03) will receive the Eleventh
Annual Waterways Council, Inc. Leadership Service Award on Wednesday, February
15, 2012 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC. A reception will
be held at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the Leadership Award presentation.
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">U.S.
Representative Rahall, a West Virginia native who represents his state’s Third
Congressional District, has served on the House Transportation and
Infrastructure for 34 years – his entire tenure in Congress. After serving
as the Committee’s Vice Chairman for four years, Rahall was selected to be the
Committee’s Ranking Member for the 112th Congress.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">First elected in
1976, Rahall is currently serving his 18th term in the House of Representatives,
and is recognized as the youngest-elected longest-serving Member in the history
of the House.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rahall leads
Democrats on the Committee, which has broad jurisdiction over the Nation’s
highways, railways, airports, seaports, bus lines, and pipelines, as well as the
Economic Development Administration (EDA), Appalachian Regional Commission
(ARC), Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, and Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As a Member of
the Committee, Rahall has been a key architect in the formulation of every
Federal highway bill since coming to Congress, including the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (TEA-21), and the Surface, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rahall has
worked diligently over the last three decades to provide Federal support to
build better highways, safer bridges, modern water and sewer systems, and flood
control projects. He knows from the experiences in his District the value
of the ARC and the EDA, entities that provide critical support through
competitive funding programs to help communities build their economic bases and
create jobs. Rahall has also worked closely with FEMA in response to natural
disasters affecting his constituents.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“Waterways
Council is honored to show its appreciation to Congressman Rahill and to thank
him for his commitment to America’s critical waterway infrastructure and to the
environment,” said Michael J, Toohey, President/CEO of Waterways Council,
Inc. “Our Leadership Service Award recognizes true champions of our
nation’s waterways and port system, and Rep. Rahall certainly exemplifies
this.”</SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">U.S.
CONGRESSMAN NICK RAHALL TO RECEIVE 11<SUP>th</SUP> ANNUAL</SPAN></U></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">WATERWAYS
COUNCIL, INC. LEADERSHIP SERVICE AWARD</SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Washington,
DC – U.S. Congressman Nick J. Rahall, II (WV-03) will receive the Eleventh
Annual Waterways Council, Inc. Leadership Service Award on Wednesday, February
15, 2012 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC. A reception will
be held at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the Leadership Award presentation.
</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">U.S.
Representative Rahall, a West Virginia native who represents his state’s Third
Congressional District, has served on the House Transportation and
Infrastructure for 34 years – his entire tenure in Congress. After serving
as the Committee’s Vice Chairman for four years, Rahall was selected to be the
Committee’s Ranking Member for the 112th Congress.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">First elected in
1976, Rahall is currently serving his 18th term in the House of Representatives,
and is recognized as the youngest-elected longest-serving Member in the history
of the House.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rahall leads
Democrats on the Committee, which has broad jurisdiction over the Nation’s
highways, railways, airports, seaports, bus lines, and pipelines, as well as the
Economic Development Administration (EDA), Appalachian Regional Commission
(ARC), Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, and Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As a Member of
the Committee, Rahall has been a key architect in the formulation of every
Federal highway bill since coming to Congress, including the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (TEA-21), and the Surface, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rahall has
worked diligently over the last three decades to provide Federal support to
build better highways, safer bridges, modern water and sewer systems, and flood
control projects. He knows from the experiences in his District the value
of the ARC and the EDA, entities that provide critical support through
competitive funding programs to help communities build their economic bases and
create jobs. Rahall has also worked closely with FEMA in response to natural
disasters affecting his constituents.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“Waterways
Council is honored to show its appreciation to Congressman Rahill and to thank
him for his commitment to America’s critical waterway infrastructure and to the
environment,” said Michael J, Toohey, President/CEO of Waterways Council,
Inc. “Our Leadership Service Award recognizes true champions of our
nation’s waterways and port system, and Rep. Rahall certainly exemplifies
this.”</SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>