HONORING FORMER REPRESENTATIVE BOB CARR

Mr. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to acknowledge a fellow Midwesterner and former colleague from the state of Michigan, Bob Carr, on his 80th birthday. Bob has spent a lifetime in public service and education and continues to have a lasting impact on our insti- tution.

Bob served this body for 18 years, rep- resenting Michigan’s 6th and 8th Congres- sional Districts. During his time in Congress, he proudly served on the Armed Services Committee and then on Appropriations, where he worked to end the United States’ military involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts.

After leaving Congress, Bob continued on the path of public service both at the Associa- tion of Former Members of Congress and with the Brookings LEGIS Fellows program. Every step along the way, he has improved the polit- ical discourse and helped hundreds of civil servants get an inside perspective of this insti- tution we love, thereby fostering more con- structive engagement between the executive and legislative branches of government. His career has helped set an example for all of us on how to work together to improve our gov- ernment and our country.

Both my constituents and I personally have benefitted from the high caliber of profes- sionalism and expertise of LEGIS Fellows who have served, and continue to serve, each year on my staff.

Happy Birthday to Bob, and I thank him for his continued public service and enduring con- tributions to this Nation.