[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 95 (Friday, June 8, 2018)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E805-E806] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING REPRESENTATIVE LESTER WOLFF ______ HON. THOMAS R. SUOZZI of new york in the house of representatives Friday, June 8, 2018 Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the illustrious public service career of former member of this body--Congressman Lester Wolff--who will soon be celebrating his 100th birthday. In recognition of his monumental contributions to the preservation and protection of our environment, especially on Long Island's beautiful North Shore, I am proposing the renaming of the Oyster Bay National Wildlife [[Page E806]] Refuge to the Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge. These precious wetlands, at Congressman Lester Wolff's urging, were protected in 1968. In 1967, the New York State Legislature--at the insistence of then Governor Nelson Rockefeller and master planner Robert Moses--authorized a bridge across the Long Island Sound. Lester immediately saw that this bridge would despoil the pristine and precious resource of the Long Island Sound and soon found himself at the center of an enormous political fight. Lester eventually won this fight and the Oyster Bay Wildlife Refuge was born. Lester's efforts in 1968 are an important part of our nation's environmental history. I urge my colleagues to support the renaming to the Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge and I wish Lester a happy 100th year and many more. ____________________