[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 149 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2143]
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                    TRIBUTE TO WENDELL J. CHAMBLISS

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                         HON. EARL F. HILLIARD

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 30, 1997

  Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today before this august body to 
bid farewell to a young man who has been one of the most outstanding 
staff members I have employed, Mr. Wendell J. Chambliss, my legislative 
director. Wendell has been my L.D. for the past 2 years, and in that 
time he has written for me many excellent pieces of legislation which 
will benefit Alabama and the Nation for many years to come.
  Wendell has worked on Capitol Hill for over 10 years. During that 
period, he has worked for a U.S. Senator, as well as two Members of the 
U.S. Congress. Needless to say, he has excelled in all of these 
positions.
  I am afraid that Wendell's reputation as a fine legislative director 
and attorney has spread far and wide, for as many Congressmen will tell 
you, the good ones always get hired away from you. The same is true 
with Wendell J. Chambliss. A big-time, big-city, law firm from Alabama 
has hired Mr. Chambliss away from us.
  Although we will miss the acumen and expertise Wendell Chambliss has 
brought to our office, we are happy for his family in Alabama, and 
especially for his wonderful mother, Hilda Chambliss of Alex City, AL.
  In closing, allow me to say that this is just so-long and not, good-
bye. I am sure that with his wonderful personality, his intellectual 
acumen, and his acute political instincts, Washington has not seen the 
last of Wendell J. Chambliss.

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