[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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IN HONOR OF PATRICIA RISSLER, STAFF DIRECTOR OF COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 
                               AND LABOR

  Mr. McCLOSKEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to also 
pay tribute to Pat Rissler, who is also retiring from Congress at the 
end of this year.
  Pat Rissler came to Washington in 1963 from her home in Charles Town, 
WV. Since that time she has worked only for Michigan Members of 
Congress. She started her congressional career working for Senator Pat 
McNamara. Subsequently she worked for Senator Phil Hart, and then moved 
to the House side to work for Bill Ford.
  Pat began as a typist and has risen to be the staff director of one 
our principal committees, the Committee on Education and Labor. 
Although the staff director of Education and Labor Committee, and 
involved in education for the past 21 years, Pat was unable to afford 
the money or the time for a college education of her own. Prior to 
being the staff director at Education and Labor, she was the deputy 
staff director and then staff director of the committee on Post Office 
and Civil Service.
  She has worked for Bill Ford since he became chairman of his first 
subcommittee in 1973. That was the Subcommittee on Agricultural Labor 
of the Education and Labor Committee. At that time, Bill Ford began 
working on the issues of migrant labor and education for the children 
or migrant laborers. Bill has maintained his interest in Education for 
the children of migrants and Pat has worked with him on these efforts 
for 21 years.
  My personal experience with Pat on the Post Office and Civil Service 
Committee was wonderful. The trains ran on time, there were no 
surprises, and we got the important things done.
  Pat is also leaving this Congress when Bill retires. She is going to 
go to the private sector for the first time since she was in high 
school. Whoever she works for will be the beneficiary of our loss. I 
wish Pat the best in whatever endeavor she chooses. I know she will 
excel.

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