[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2188-E2189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN RICHARD L. RODGERS

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 26, 1999

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding Naval Officer, Captain Richard L. Rodgers, who has served 
with distinction for the past two years for the Secretary of the Navy 
as the Head of Appropriations Matters Office under the Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller.) It is a 
privilege for me to recognize his many outstanding achievements in this 
capacity and commend him for a career of superb service that he has 
provided to the Department of the Navy, the Congress, and our great 
Nation as a whole.
  During his tenure as Head, Appropriations Matters Office, which began 
in April of 1997, Captain Rodgers has provided members of the House 
Appropriations Committee, as well as our professional and personal 
staffs with timely and accurate support regarding Department of Navy 
plans, programs and budget decisions. His valuable contributions have 
enabled the Committee and the Department of the Navy to strengthen 
their close working relationship and to ensure the most modern, well-
trained and well-equipped naval forces are attained for the defense of 
our great nation.
  Mr. Chairman, Richard Rodgers and his wife, Jackie, have made many 
sacrifices during his career, and as they embark on the next great 
adventure beyond their beloved Navy, I call upon my colleagues to wish 
him every success and to thank him for his long, distinguished and 
ever-faithful service to God, country and the Navy.

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