[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E875-E876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           COMMENDING HON. RAFE HEATH CLOE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 21, 2002

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 
distinguished career of the Honorable Rafe Heath Cloe, United States 
Administrative Law Judge for the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social 
Security Administration, Birmingham, AL. Judge Cloe served for more 
than 15 years as a senior trial attorney for the Federal Trade 
Commission in Washington, D.C. He has served in the United States Air 
Force, active and reserve duty, retiring as Colonel with the Office of 
the Judge Advocate General, and also serving as an instructor at the 
Air Force Law School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

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On February 22,1982, he was appointed as the United States 
Administrative Law Judge for the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the 
Social Security Administration and has served in that capacity in 
Birmingham, AL since 1982.
  On June 3, 2002, Judge Cloe will retire after 42 years of 
distinguished service to the people of the United States. His 
commitment to protecting the Constitutional rights of the citizens of 
this country is exemplary and unquestioned. He is worthy of 
commendation for his commitment to public service.

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