[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 30, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSIONAL STAFF

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                            HON. DICK SWETT

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. SWETT. Mr. Speaker, as you know, I will not continue to serve as 
a Member of Congress when the 104th Congress convenes January 4th, and 
one of the principal reasons I regret not returning to this body is the 
fact that I will not be able to continue working with the fine women 
and men of my congressional office staff. It is for this reason, Mr. 
Speaker, that I rise today--on the last day that the House of 
Representatives will meet during this Congress--to pay tribute to the 
members of my staff.
  Mr. Speaker, during my 4 years as a Member of Congress, I have had 
the great pleasure of working with an extremely dedicated congressional 
staff, both here in Washington and in New Hampshire. Today, I want to 
pay tribute to these members of my staff for their competence and 
dedication. They have been extremely loyal to me personally, and I am 
most grateful for that. More importantly, Mr. Speaker, they have been 
loyal and devoted to the people of the Second Congressional District of 
New Hampshire.
  Serving the good people of New Hampshire has been the principal goal 
of my staff. They have devoted countless hours working in many 
different and important ways for the benefit of New Hampshire: helping 
individuals facing problems with Federal agencies that can be only be 
resolved with the intervention of the congressional office; working on 
legislation that will be beneficial for the people of New Hampshire; 
providing detailed information about Federal programs, pending 
legislation, and Federal action that will affect my constituents. 
Whatever question, letter or other request we have received has been 
given our full effort--and Granite Staters are not shy about making 
requests of their elected representatives.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to express publicly my gratitude, respect and 
sincere thanks to the members of my congressional staff for their 
outstanding record of public service during my tenure in the Congress, 
I want to mention each of them. In my Washington office I want to pay 
tribute to: Dr. Kay Atkinson King, my Administrative Assistant/Chief of 
Staff, who has also been my Washington press secretary; Joseph Freeman, 
legislative director; Matthew Pappas, office manager/computer systems 
manager; Legislative assistants, Kurt Johnson, Susan Prolman, and 
Timothy Schofield. Tim also has served as my scheduler. Richard Fite, 
who is a Congressional Fellow from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
has served as a legislative assistant during the past 6 months.
  In New Hampshire I want to pay tribute to the staff in my Concord 
Office: Shireen Tilley, my New Hampshire chief of staff who also has 
been my press secretary; Jeffrey Woodburn, executive director; Ramsay 
McLauchlan, special assistant/scheduler; Jill Hadaway, military affairs 
coordinator; and my constituent service representatives, Robert Quinn, 
Todd Quinn, and Denise Perron.
  In my Nashua Office I want to recognize my constituent service 
representatives, Paul Bagley, Sheila Capone, and Cheryl Breton.
  In my office in Littleton I want to pay tribute to Richard Polonsky, 
my North Country representative.
  I also wish to mention and recognize members of my Washington and New 
Hampshire Staff who have served during some of the past 4 years, 
although they are not on my staff at present. These include my 
legislative assistants, Andrew Sperling, Eve Grossman, Kevin Swope, 
Jordan Green, Patrick Cooney, Jeff McMenemy, Mike Greiner and John 
Swope. Mike also served as computer systems manager and John as office 
manager. Claudia Deverall, a Congressional Fellow, also temporarily 
served as a legislative assistant. Other staff include Abigail Rogers, 
scheduler/receptionist; Barbara Baldizar, regional office director; 
Michael Rose and Robert Coates, constituent service representatives; 
Robin Jaques McLauchlan, administrative secretary; and Melissa Girrard, 
press assistant.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring and 
thanking these outstanding men and women who have served as well in the 
work of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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