[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 91 (Friday, July 14, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THE RETIREMENT OF CHARLES F. LEE

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                            HON. LANE EVANS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 2000

  Mr. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to note the impending retirement 
of Charles F. Lee. After a distinguished career of public service to 
our nation, Chuck will retire from Federal service this week.
  Chuck personifies the best of our Federal public servants. Personal 
qualities that include unquestioned integrity, diligence and tenacity, 
thoughtfulness and thoroughness, a willingness to confront difficult 
and complex issues and a determination to establish both the facts and 
the truth together with a thoroughly professional demeanor describe 
Chuck Lee.
  Chuck currently serves as the Democratic Counsel of the Oversight and 
Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. 
Chuck's contributions are indeed noteworthy, but they are just the 
capstone of a remarkable career. Chuck's service to the nation includes 
undertaking a wide range of demanding responsibilities. Highlights of 
his career include serving as the Assistant Director for Veterans' 
Benefits Programs for the Department of Veterans Affairs; counsel to 
the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee; Executive Assistant to former 
Assistant Secretary of Labor Preston Taylor; and, a senior staff member 
of the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance. 
As a veteran who served in Vietnam, Chuck's public service career has 
been dedicated to assisting his fellow veterans.
  Chuck joined the Democratic staff of the House Veterans Affairs 
Committee early last year and has made significant contributions to the 
work of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee in a broad range 
of policy areas. We will miss his shrewd judgment, his thorough 
preparation and his sense of humor. Thank you, Chuck, for your high 
ideals and your dedication to America's veterans. We wish you only the 
best in all of your future endeavors.

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