[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 135 (Saturday, November 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF ELLIANA GRACE KUGLER

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, November 20, 2004

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, as the 108th Congress draws to a close, I 
think it is important that those of us who serve as Members of Congress 
pause to thank those whom the public rarely sees, our staffs. I think 
that all of us, both Republican and Democrat, acknowledge that without 
the talented staff we have to help us do our jobs, the Congress would 
be a poorer institution.
  During this last year a significant--yes life-altering event--
occurred for one of my key staff attorneys. Andrew Kugler, and his wife 
Jennifer celebrated the birth of their daughter Elliana Grace Kugler at 
4:37 p.m. on September 6, 2004 at Sibley Memorial Hospital in 
Washington, D.C. She weighed in at a healthy 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and 
was 21 inches long.
  Ellie has been blessed with a large, doting family. She's already had 
visits from her grandparents Hymen and Sharon Childs and Andy and Hedy 
Kugler, as well as her aunts Allyson Hale and Christine Kugler. Soon, 
she'll also get to meet her Uncle Marty and cousins Jacob and Benjamin 
Hale, as well as her many new friends in California, Texas and across 
the country.
  Just as being parents makes each of us Members of Congress more able 
to appreciate the importance of our jobs here in the House of 
Representatives, when our staffs become parents their lives are also 
enriched, and their understanding of the importance of families is 
enhanced.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in welcoming Ellie into 
the world and wishing her and her family all the best. She has a very 
bright future ahead of her.

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