[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 20 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E151]
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                   A TRIBUTE TO CYNTHIA S. HARRINGTON

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                          HON. PETER HOEKSTRA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 4, 1999

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, too often, our staff employees get little 
or no recognition for the work they do to keep this body functioning. 
They are the unsung heroes of this institution. Today, I would like to 
say a few words of thanks to one of those heroes.
  A native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Pennsylvania 
State University, Cynthia S. Harrington has worked for Members of the 
U.S. House of Representatives since 1973. Cindy began her tenure as 
Office Manager and Administrative Secretary to Congressman Ronald A. 
Sarasin of Connecticut, then moved to the office of Congressman Robert 
Davis of Michigan in 1979. She worked as Congressman Davis' Executive 
Assistant until 1993, when I had the fortune of hiring her as my 
Executive Assistant when I joined Congress.
  For the last six years, Cindy has been one of the constants in my 
office--booking my flights, scheduling my meetings in Washington, 
paying the bills and generally making sure I was where I needed to be 
at any given point in time.
  After 25 years of service to this institution and the American 
people, Cindy is leaving us and moving to the private sector. She will 
be working part-time for the CATO Travel Agency and will be spending 
more time being a mom to her 7-year-old daughter, Jessica, and spending 
more time at home with her husband, Lee, and Jessica. I expect she will 
continue to be active in her church and at her daughter's school as a 
classroom volunteer and on grounds projects, as well as with her 
daughter's Brownie troop selling cookies.
  So, in closing, I just want to say, ``Thank you, Cindy.'' Thank you 
for helping a newcomer in 1993 become an effective Congressman today. 
Thank you for helping me get home to my family every weekend. Thank you 
for making sure we all got paid. Thank you for serving the American 
people for a quarter-century.
  You will be missed.

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