[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 37 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO JACLYN SOBOCIENSKI

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                           HON. DAVID R. OBEY

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2003

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize the outstanding efforts made by Ms. Jaclyn Sobocienski who is 
leaving the House Appropriations Committee this week.
  Jaclyn is a native of New York. She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of 
Siena College, possessing a Bachelor of Arts degree in political 
science and a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. That alone made 
her a natural for the Appropriations Committee. She served as an intern 
in the New York State Assembly, and also worked for the New York Mets 
during summers between school years. On those few occasions where we 
gave her some time off, Jaclyn was active in dance, Italian language 
study, and travel.
  She has been an administrative aide to the minority staff of the 
House Appropriations Committee since October 5, 2001. Just after she 
joined the Committee, the anthrax incident in the Longworth House 
Office Building occurred. Jaclyn not only was instrumental in getting 
our temporary alternate office up and running for the period that our 
Longworth office was closed, but also she reacted to the stress in a 
very professional and helpful manner that allowed the Members and the 
staff to get on with conducting the nation's business.
  Jaclyn put in many long evenings in behalf of the Members of the 
Appropriations Committee, with direct support to the Democratic 
professional staff of the Committee. She tirelessly served as the 
liaison between the Committee and all Democratic House offices, the 
press, and the public. She succeeded in every task she was given.
  I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank her for her 
outstanding efforts to me and to the Committee, and to wish her well in 
her new career. We will miss her, and wish her nothing but success and 
happiness.

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