[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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                         TRIBUTE TO PAT RISSLER

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                          HON. JOLENE UNSOELD

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mrs. UNSOELD. Mr. Speaker, I write these words in honor of one super 
terrific staffer, Pat Rissler, who is retiring at the end of this 
Congress. I have worked closely with Pat during her tenure as staff 
director of the Education and Labor Committee.
  Pat has worked on the Hill for over 30 years. Originally from West 
Virginia, she started out in Congress as a staff assistant and worked 
her way up through a series of high-level staff positions to her 
current role on the committee. Bill Ford, who will also be sorely 
missed, has been an excellent chairman of the Committee on Education 
and Labor, and I have no doubt that Pat's hard work has directly 
contributed to his success as chairman.
  Her performance goes far beyond mere professional excellence. Pat has 
been the brains and the organizer of everything that might be needed 
when it is needed. She is the soother, the consensus builder, the 
persuader, the translator and the one with the stick-to-itiveness to 
make sure that all that details are in place when the last piece of 
paper is filed.
  After all of her years of service on the hill, and after all the long 
hours and late nights working on the committee's agenda, I wish Pat a 
wonderful retirement. We will all miss the opportunity to work with her 
in the future. This institution will miss her, but with her goes our 
appreciation and our love.-

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