September 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 150 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF T. BOONE PICKENS

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 18, 2019

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, the nation lost a great 
man, with the passing of T. Boone Pickens.
   He was down to Earth and comfortable in his own skin, no matter 
where he was; whether in a board room making corporate decisions or out 
in the public meeting people. He was plain-spoken and right to the 
point. He was willing to put his reputation and money behind finding 
solutions for energy independence and addressing climate change.
   I first got to know T. Boone Pickens over 10 years ago when I was on 
the Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming. We 
invited him to Connecticut to speak with engineers at United 
Technologies, and experts at Connecticut Center for Advanced 
Technology, Eversource, and FuelCell Energy. But he was also just as at 
home in East Hartford, CT talking with people at Augie & Ray's. T. 
Boone Pickens had a very facile mind. His philosophy could be summed up 
by saying that when it comes to energy and technology solutions, and 
hands-on application of what we need to be energy independent and solve 
climate change, we need to be open to not just one solution, but all of 
the above.
   Working with T. Boone Pickens was one of the great honors of my 
career. Not only will we miss the man, but we'll miss the vitality of 
his ideas, his wit, his humor, and his perspective on life.

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