Darlene Hooley: “I am very happy to rise today and make what I hope will be my last statement on the House floor on H.R. 733, the…”

“I am very happy to rise today and make what I hope will be my last statement on the House floor on H.R. 733, the McLoughlin House National Historic Site Act. I have been working on this bill for 3 years; and I want to thank my colleagues, particularly the gentleman from California (Mr. Pombo), the chairman; the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), the ranking member of the House Committee on Resources; and the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich), the chairman; and the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs. Christensen), the ranking member of that committee's Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. Without their willingness to work with me on this bill, we would not be passing it today. In Oregon, this legislation would not have happened without the tireless work of John Williams, former mayor of Oregon City, who came to me with this idea many years ago, and John Salisbury, who has shown his passion for this project by serving as the chairman of the board of the McLoughlin House, and the current mayor of Oregon City, Mayor Alice Norris. My legislation would do what should have been done 60 years ago, include Dr. John McLoughlin's house in Oregon City as part of the National Park System.”