[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 73 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E925]
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                  TRIBUTE TO COMMANDER JAMES F. STADER

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                          HON. DAVID L. HOBSON

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 24, 2001

  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
Naval Officer, Commander James Stader, who has served with distinction 
and dedication for almost two years for the Secretary of the Navy, as 
the Congressional Liaison Officer for Civil Engineering, 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 and commend him for the superb service he 
has provided to the Department of the Navy, the Congress, and our great 
Nation as a whole.
  During his tenure in the Appropriations Matters Office, which began 
in August of 1999, Commander Stader has provided members of the House 
Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction 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 Subcommittee on 
Military Construction 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 attainable for the defense of 
our great nation.
  Mr. Speaker, James Stader and his wife Clara have made many 
sacrifices during his career in the Navy. His distinguished service has 
exemplified honor, courage and commitment. As they depart the 
Appropriations Matters Office to embark on yet another great Navy 
adventure in the service of a grateful nation, I call upon my 
colleagues to wish them both every success and the traditional Navy 
send-off ``fair winds and following seas.''

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