[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H1625-H1626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     U.S. TRADE AMBASSADOR PORTMAN

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, for those who are Irish, those that think 
they are Irish, and those that wish they were Irish, happy, happy St. 
Patrick's Day.
  I would also like to take a moment to congratulate and commend the 
President of the United States, George Bush, for his appointment of the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman), a member of the Committee on Ways 
and Means, as the next United States Trade ambassador.

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  The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman) is an outstanding, outstanding 
choice. He is one of the hardest working, most thoughtful members of 
our panel. He has immersed himself in the details of trade and tax law. 
He is an extraordinary individual who has served this President in a 
wonderful way as adviser to the White House and one of the closest 
confidants he has here on Capitol Hill.
  I believe it is an extraordinary opportunity, not only for the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman) and his family but for the United 
States trade representation around the globe. I urge my colleagues on 
the other side of the building to quickly dispatch that name forward to 
the committee of responsibility and urge the passage and allow the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman) to show the great credentials he has 
displayed in our committee on this floor and ultimately as the next 
trade ambassador for the country.

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