[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 3, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H2781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       FAREWELL TO KATHRYN LEHMAN

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise this evening to bid farewell to 
an individual that I have come to know over the last 4 years since I 
first started serving in this House. She is not only a friend, she is a 
neighbor. She is an individual that I look to as a colleague and 
counsel.
  As has been mentioned before, Kathryn Lehman has been a critical 
asset to this institution over the length of her career here. She has 
worked for the majority leader when he was majority whip. That is where 
I came to know her, and it is then that I began to see the incredible 
addition she was to the leadership team of this House.
  She has provided tremendous insight into not only the history of this 
institution, but also to the intricacies of the legislative process, 
and her ability to really grasp how to get things done in this town, 
and certainly in this building.
  So it is with much sentiment, I think, that I say goodbye. I know it 
will not be a permanent goodbye. Kathryn is one who is a true believer, 
and I could tell that when I first met her, that she has the common 
sense and conservative values that are really what make this country 
great.
  I guess we could claim her as an adopted Virginian. She lives in the 
legacy of those great public servants of the 18th century that founded 
this Nation and that left us such a legacy to contribute to our 
democracy, to stand up for the principles that we believe in.
  So Kathryn, I want to thank you for all of your wise counsel. I will 
continue to seek that counsel. We will miss you here in the House, but 
we wish you all the best, and Godspeed.

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