[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 14 (Friday, February 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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      TRIBUTE TO SGT. CHARLES M. HOUSE, ONE OF LOS ANGELES FINEST

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 11, 1994

  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to 
acknowledge one of Los Angeles finest law enforcement officers, Sgt. 
Charles M. House, who has retired and we will honor him April 5, 1994.
  Charles is a man of integrity, honesty, and practices what he 
preaches. After 27 years of enjoyable and eventful years with the Los 
Angeles County Sheriff's Department, he is riding into the sunset on a 
standard retirement. It has been said that some individuals in 
government as well as private industry toward the twilight of their 
career file for questionable medical retirements, not Charles.
  A few years ago while en route to this facility driving his personal 
car, Charles was rear-ended by a individual who did not have insurance, 
a job, nor driver's license. Charles' insurance company repaired his 
car and offered him $1,000 for his injuries which where very minor. 
Charles told the insurance representatives a $1,000 was excessive and 
he settled for substantially less.
  I met Charles when he became a candidate for the U.S. House of 
Representatives in 1988, the year I was elected to Congress. Charles 
did not have a primary opponent, so he and his wife, Martha, went to my 
campaign office and helped me win my election. That's what I call a 
team player.
  On March 17-19, 1989, Charles was in El Salvador, President Bush 
appointed him to the Commission that was sent to El Salvador to monitor 
that country's first free democratic Presidential elections in the 
history of that nation. That was quite an honor aside from the 
importance of their mission. President Bush personally approved each of 
the 51 members of that delegation which consisted of Senators, 
Congressmen, business executives, and Charles.
  President Bush in 1990 then again in 1991, nominated Charles to be 
Director of the Office of Victims of Crime. However, his nomination 
died a slow and agonizing death in the U.S. Senate.
  Additionally Charles was in:
  1991--Selected Volunteer of the Year by the American Heart 
Association; 1991--selected Lion of the Year by the Hacienda Heights 
Lions Club, 1990--selected Citizen of the Year by the Hacienda la 
Puente Chamber of Commerce; and 1986--received an honorary doctorate of 
law degree from Pacific States University.
  Best wishes, Charles, Martha, and Melanie and God Bless.

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