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• W275787776 abstract "A reflection on the past 35 years in the rural electric program, the changes that have taken place, and the challenges that lie ahead. We have just completed what many pundits proclaim to be an uneventful 105th Congress. Webster's defines pundit as learned man or who gives opinions in an authoritative manner. With all due respect to these Washington-based commentators, I believe most pundits fall within the category of the latter. The 105th Session was a good - perhaps not spectacular - but a good Congress, and a precursor for what will be an interesting and perhaps pivotal 106th Congress for the electric utilities in general, and for America's electric cooperatives in particular. As we approach the end of this millennium, it would be fitting for us to look back to the conclusion of the previous millennium - the late 1890s - and contemplate the similarities, which are striking. These comprise: An incumbent president completing his second term - albeit two split terms - plagued by real or reputed scandais; a lurid press whetting the popular taste for melodrama and titillation; unprecedented prosperity for investors; debt-plagued struggling farmers in the south, midwest and the Great Plains; woes on the international front (including Cuba); and awkward if not outright contentious, multination entanglements. All in all, rather startling similarities in the then and events leading to the conclusion of both centuries. So much for a yearning for the simpler times! As we look forward to the 106th Congress, as members of the electric cooperative community, we can also look back with satisfaction and some degree of pride at the measurable outcomes of the past two years. As an Association, we have indeed been innovative. We have maximized the use of our dues income. And, unlike entities that are not constituted as cooperatives, we were provided with clear direction by the NRECA membership resolutions, by the NRECA Board of Directors, and through the leadership of Glenn English, now completing his 5th year at the helm. But as we confront the impending challenges of complex state and possibly federal legislation to restructure the electric industry, we must keep, in the uppermost reaches of our minds, the many other ever present and serious legislative challenges that confront us. These include issues relating to power supply, costly and ineffective environmental initiatives, long-range system financing, health and safety, Y2K, FEMA, telecommunications. The list goes on. It is our duty as employees to address the concerns and needs of our members. But in the electric cooperative program, we're comfortable with the word Many of us have had the good fortune and the opportunity to devote a good chunk of our working lives to doing our duty. And each of us, like those who were privileged to be the organizers of NRECA, has woven a piece of his or her own handiwork into the fabric of this organization for those who will follow. I firmly believe this will continue to be the case for generations to come. After 30 years in the rural electric program - nearly four years at Basin Electric Power Cooperative in Bismarck, North Dakota and 26+ years here at NRECA, I plan to retire from NRECA as the Director of Government Relations in mid-January. No one has had a more exciting career. It has been my privilege to fight along side many of you, shoulder-to-shoulder, allied against often insurmountable odds. Together we have been successful. I have also been fortunate to work along side outstanding colleagues here at NRECA, strong and selfless statewide managers, G&T managers and their staffs, and a co-op membership willing to go the distance, to address the issues facing the consumers of rural electric cooperatives across this land. I have been privileged to serve under three NRECA leaders: Bob Partridge, Bob Bergland, and now Glenn English. …" @default.
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