Political Quotes

“We have been doing a lot of work here in the House to try to lead the country forward on energy independence and energy security, but there's been some great local leadership as well. I want to honor today one of those great local leaders, Mr. Steve Johnson, one of my constituents who, for 23 years, has served with distinction as the executive director of the Washington Public Utility Districts. Steve has had an incredible career leading this group forward, which represents 27 public utility districts. That's over 1.7 million citizens. And I want to note three of this local leader's achievements. First, he has led to reforms which have benefited Washingtonians who have not had high speed telecommunications available to them, truly a visionary action by Steve. Second, Steve's leadership has always helped PUDs obtain funding for more energy efficiency and conservation projects. Steve's been ahead of his time. And, third, Steve's been a real leader in municipal water systems. Steve's career has really been notable for moving the PUDs forward. He's been a great local leader. We hope the country follows his leadership. Congratulations to Steve and Vicki in their next great pursuit. ____________________”