"Corps of Engineers Keeps Columbia River Open" statement for Extension of Remarks · Les AuCoin Collection

Identifier: PUA_MS147_428
Title: "Corps of Engineers Keeps Columbia River Open" statement for Extension of Remarks
Description: A statement by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin for the Extension of Remarks section of the Congressional Record titled "Corps of Engineers Keeps Columbia River Open," given on June 30, 1980. In his statement, Congressman AuCoin discussed the eruption of Mount St. Helens and applauded the response of the Army Corps of Engineers in quickly reopening the Columbia river for ship traffic for the Port of Portland. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: Year(s): 1980
Date: Display: June 30, 1980
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.)--Eruption, 1980; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Place: Mount St. Helens, Washington; Oregon; Portland, Oregon
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text