[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2278]
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                   THANK YOU, MRS. ROBIN MOLL MEAGHER

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 1998

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I want to give thanks to Robin Moll Meagher, 
my legislative director, who will be leaving Capitol Hill after six 
years of dedicated service.
  Robin has become my right hand on telecommunications and healthcare 
policy.
  This session, she helped me pioneer legislative action on 
telecommunications fraud called Cramming, by developing Congressional 
Hearings, drafting groundbreaking legislation, and working with 
industry leaders to resolve this problem.
  Whether confronting complicated federal bureaucracies, or helping a 
constituent solve a difficult problem, Robin has never forgotten the 
peoples' priorities.
  On a daily basis, I have been able to count on Robin to manage policy 
issues in my office, coordinate the legislative staff that help me do 
my job, and keep the overwhelming amount of information coming in 
organized and manageable.
  I owe her a debt of gratitude, and I am not the only one.
  Like the Oilers from her hometown of Houston, Robin came to serve the 
people of Tennessee after a long period of service with some of my 
former colleagues from Texas.
  Working for Congressman Pete Geren and Jake Pickle, Robin's diverse 
skills helped her achieve important successes in trade policy, by 
amending NAFTA implementation language; transportation policy, by 
helping secure important aviation routes for her state, and by 
assisting her state in a number of other ways that benefited her 
bosses' constituents; and her alma mater, the University of Texas.
  Like many bright young Americans, after Robin graduated college--from 
a school in Austin we in Tennessee call ``the Other UT''--she came to 
Washington to serve her country, its elected representatives, and its 
people.
  We are grateful for her help. As Robin opens a new chapter in her 
life, I would like to say good luck and thank you.

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