[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 66 (Monday, May 19, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E974]
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                           JONNA LYNNE CULLEN

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                               speech of

                          JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 16, 1997

  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Michigan, 
Mr. Upton, for taking this time to recognize a very special young 
woman, Jonna Lynne Cullen, for her service to the Rules Committee and 
to this House. Jonna Lynne--or ``J.L.'' to her friends--was an 
outstanding staff member for the Rules Committee for many years. I got 
to know her when I came on the Rules Committee in 1975. She was already 
a seasoned staffer, working first for Chairman Colmer, then later for 
Trent Lott. She always had a great smile, a quick wit, and a ready 
comeback for anyone who cared to take her on. She had a real sense of 
what was going on, and served her party well with strategy and 
technical advice. She knew the rules of the House, how to make them 
work, how to make things happen. But she could also bridge the gap and 
work with those of us on the other side of the aisle. Her friendship 
had no political boundaries. For my part, J.L. is someone whose word 
you can trust and whose judgment is sound.
  These past few years have been a challenge. But, as might be 
expected, she has lived in the face of grave illness with courage and 
an unfailing sense of humor. I want to join my colleagues today in 
extending to her our best wishes, our prayers, and our great thanks for 
the service she has provided to this institution.

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