> During his 42 years of service in the U.S. Congress, Brooks accomplished a lot. For professional surveyors, perhaps his greatest accomplishment was the passing into legislation of a federal procurement law that came to be known by his name.....
> .....Although there have been (and continue to be) many attempts to circumvent (or even eliminate) the Brooks Act, its provisions rightfully remain intact to protect the public welfare by insuring that professionals well qualified for a specific project are selected to provide services.
From the NSPS News and Views article
Congressman Brooks has likely done more for the profession than any other ELECTED person in DC since Thomas Jefferson!
SHG
> > During his 42 years of service in the U.S. Congress, Brooks accomplished a lot. For professional surveyors, perhaps his greatest accomplishment was the passing into legislation of a federal procurement law that came to be known by his name.....
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> > .....Although there have been (and continue to be) many attempts to circumvent (or even eliminate) the Brooks Act, its provisions rightfully remain intact to protect the public welfare by insuring that professionals well qualified for a specific project are selected to provide services.
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> From the NSPS News and Views article
Most folk in southeast Texas don't have much use for him. He was voted out 20+/- years ago and I believe voted the way LBJ wanted all the time. ERGO, we no longer have a Social Security Trust Fund with any money in it since about 1965. Other than this act, I don't see anything to Lionize him for.