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January 22, 1979 



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Honorable Richard White 

 House of Representatives 

 Washington, Efty. 20JJ5 



Dear Con 



Permit me to extend to you my congratulations on your recent 

 selection by the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee for 

 assignment to this Committee and to welcome you to our ranks. 



I believe you will find the work of the Committee on Science 

 and Technology to be both challenging and rewarding. We are living 

 in an age of dynamic technological evolution and the jurisdictional 

 responsibilities assigned to this Committee place us in the mainstream 

 of national science and technology endeavors. Our work is not 

 only interesting, but extremely important to the Nation's progress 

 and world-wide image. 



This Committee has a heavy schedule of legislative and oversight 

 activities ahead of it in the 96th Congress, and I look forward to 

 working with you. 



Soon after the Committee is formally established and the 

 ratification of Members has occurred, I intend to convene the Democratic 

 Caucus of the Committee for the purpose of organizing the subcommittee 

 structure, appointing Members to the various subcommittees and 

 adopting the Rules Governing Procedure. 



DON FUQUA 

 Member of Congress 



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NOTE. — A similar letter was sent to other new members of the committee at the opening 

 of the 96th Congress. Representative Fuqua did not officially become chairman until Janu- 

 ary 24, hence the use of existing stationery. 



