[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTRODUCTION OF THE HONORABLE HEATHER WILSON

  (Mr. SKEEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Speaker, as the dean of the New Mexico delegation in 
the House, it is my distinct pleasure and honor to welcome and 
congratulate the newest Member of the House of Representatives, the 
Honorable Heather Wilson of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  Congresswoman Wilson won this week's special election in New Mexico's 
First Congressional District, which was vacated in March by the 
untimely death of our colleague, Steve Schiff. We will always miss 
Steve Schiff, but today we welcome a new Member who will continue in 
his tradition of public service on behalf of the people of the State of 
New Mexico.
  Congresswoman Wilson won a most impressive victory in gaining 
election to the House. Many of us watched this race with significant 
interest and were involved in her successful election to Congress. I 
thank each and every one of my colleagues for their efforts on her 
behalf.
  I look forward to working with the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. 
Wilson) in Congress on behalf of many principles each of us hold dear 
to our hearts, such as education, a strong national defense, a simpler 
and fairer tax system, among a host of other issues important to our 
State and Nation.
  I welcome the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Wilson) to Congress, 
and I wish her the best of success in representing the people from New 
Mexico's First Congressional District. It is up to her now. Thank 
goodness for her being here with us.

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