[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 42 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E509]
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                        TRIBUTE TO JUDY WHITBRED

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2000

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, a woman who has performed more than 30 years 
of service to this Nation is retiring, and I feel like I am losing my 
right arm.
  Judy Whitbred has been my Chief of Staff the entire time I have been 
in Congress, and I am now in my 12th year in the House.
  I have relied on Judy for thousands of things, big and small, day in 
and day out for all these years.
  She has served with great dedication to the people of the Second 
District of Tennessee for almost 20 years, working first for my father 
and then for me.
  She worked for more than a decade for Congressman John Hunt of New 
Jersey and Congressman Bill Young of Florida before starting to work 
for the people of Tennessee.
  I have heard Judy Whitbred described by several people as ``the best 
on Capitol Hill.'' I believe this to be true.
  No one could have worked for the citizens of the Second District with 
more kindness and compassion than Judy. I know that no one would have 
worked harder.
  Almost every night and most weekends, she took work home. I do not 
know how she was ever able to do nearly as much as she did.
  Perhaps more importantly than simply working hard and putting in long 
hours, she produced results. She got the job done.
  Many projects for the Second District and many problems that were 
solved for individuals, and for which I sometimes received credit, were 
really the result of Judy's hard work.
  Judy unfortunately for me is taking early retirement to be able to 
spend more time with her husband, Andy, and help in the family 
business.
  Judy's retirement is a great loss for me and my constituents, but it 
is very well deserved. I wish her the very best in the years ahead in 
every way.
  To sum up, Mr. Speaker, Judy Whitbred is a young woman from the old 
school--dedicated to the Congress and to the American people.
  She is a truly great American, and this Country would be a much 
better place if we had more people like my friend, my boss, my pal, 
Judy Whitbred.

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