[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1853]
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                  TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE JAN MEYERS

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                           HON. JIM LIGHTFOOT

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 28, 1996

  Mr. LIGHTFOOT. Mr. Speaker, it has been my great honor to have served 
with my colleague from Kansas, Congresswoman Jan Meyers.
  Jan and I were both elected to Congress in 1984. As freshmen, we both 
had a lot to learn. Although, after a total of 17 years of distinguish 
service on the Overland City Council and in the Kansas Senate, Jan 
proved to be a quick study. Indeed, those of us in the Republican class 
of 1984 elected her to serve as both president and vice president.
  Jan presently serves as chair of the House Small Business Committee. 
She is the first Republican woman to chair a legislative committee in 
the House since 1954, and the first woman to chair a legislative 
committee in the House since 1976.
  As Representative from the Third District of Kansas and in her role 
as chair of the House Small Business Committee, Jan has served her 
district, State, and Nation well. She has been honored several times 
for her fiscal votes to cut the deficit and eliminate wasteful 
spending. She has been a tireless foe of tax increases and 
congressional payraises.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been a great honor to have served with my good 
friend and colleague from Kansas, Jan Meyers.

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