[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E476]
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               IN HONOR OF THE RETIREMENT OF LYNN SELMSER

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 28, 2001

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize today Ms. Lynn Selmser 
for over 27 years of service to Members of the House of 
Representatives. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Education Reform of 
the Education and the Workforce Committee, I have worked with Lynn only 
a few years, but I can say that her reputation as a talented and 
knowledgeable member of the Committee staff is well deserved.
  Lynn began her Capitol Hill career in the personal office of Illinois 
Rep. Robert McClory in 1974. She stayed with Rep. McClory for over 
seven years.
  Next, Lynn worked in the personal office of Pennsylvania Rep. Bill 
Goodling, her hometown representative. She stayed in Rep. Goodling's 
personal office until January 1989, when she moved to the Committee on 
Education and Labor staff, which is now the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce.
  During her time with the Committee, Lynn has educated me and many 
other Members of Congress on the intricacies of quite complex issues. 
She has covered issues and programs such as Child Nutrition, Impact 
Aid, Juvenile Justice, and child and adult literacy. I know all of the 
Members of the Committee will be at a disadvantage without her 
institutional knowledge and advice on these issues.
  I believe that Lynn is most proud of her work on family literacy 
issues. Lynn worked on this issue on behalf of Rep. Goodling from 1988, 
when he originally sponsored what became the Even Start Act. She cares 
deeply about improving the literacy of adults as a way to improve 
literacy in children, and I understand that she plans to continue to 
promote adult literacy following her retirement from the Committee 
staff.
  I know many Members of Congress and staffers, along with her friend 
and former boss, Rep. Goodling, join me in thanking Lynn for her many 
years of service and wishing her a relaxing and well-deserved 
retirement.

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