William Coyne, retired long time congressman from Pittsburgh, dies

[Divernan]

2. He didn't retire to collect $$$ on corporate boards or whore for Big Fracking-lookin' at you Rendel

“Back in Pittsburgh, everybody knew Billy Coyne, but he wasn't a media hound,” said Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, who served his first eight years in Congress alongside Coyne before their districts were combined.

On the House Ways and Means Committee, Coyne secured funding for the East Busway, initiated tax credits for cleaning up brownfields and promoted the creation of the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, while supporting bills promoting civil rights, workers rights and Internal Revenue Service reform, said Coleman Conroy, Coyne's chief of staff for his entire time in Congress.

The Software Engineering Institute in Oakland was the result of cooperation between Coyne and the late Republican Sen. John Heinz, but he wouldn't claim credit for legislation or big projects in his district, Doyle said.

Coyne spent his retirement under the radar. He traveled back and forth several times to Ireland, where the family had relatives and an old farm, Dan Coyne said.

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