[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1879]
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                      TRIBUTE TO MERVYN MOSBACKER

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 1999

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an outstanding 
young man and American who has dedicated his life to the pursuit of 
justice, Mervyn Mosbacker.
  Mervyn is the new U.S. attorney for the Southern Judicial District of 
Texas. He is a native of Brownsville, TX, and an eminently qualified 
lawman. Last year, Mervyn was recommended unanimously, by members of 
the Texas Delegation who represent congressional districts in the 
Southern Judicial District of Texas, to fill the vacancy for the 
position of U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas in 
Houston.
  The White House nominated him, and the Senate confirmed him in short 
order. Mervyn was an attractive candidate to us for his position for 
many reasons, not the least of which was the ease with which this 
clean-cut young lawyer already working in the U.S. Attorney's Office 
already would glide through the vetting process.
  Mervyn was born in Mexico and his mother, who currently lives in 
Brownsville, is from Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. He will bring a very 
unique understanding of the needs of this judicial district to the U.S. 
Attorney's Office. He knows what is important to us here in South Texas 
because of our shared experiences.
  He is familiar with the issues that bring cases to the courts along 
the border such as drugs, trade law, international law, and illegal 
immigration. His tenure of service in the U.S. Attorney's Office brings 
a history of knowledge of how the office works.
  The position of U.S. attorney is a sacred position of the public 
trust. This is the advocate of the interests of the taxpayers of South 
Texas. The U.S. attorney is the Federal representative for the 
interests of justice under our laws in local areas. It is an honor to 
hold this position, but it entails an enormous responsibility as well.
  I am enormously confident that Mervyn Mosbacker will bring South 
Texas common sense to the Office of United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Texas. I ask my colleagues to join me today in 
congratulating Mervyn today as he takes the oath of office as U.S. 
attorney.

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