[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1100]
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                 HONORING THE SERVICE OF ROBERT RANGEL

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 2005

  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Mr. 
Robert Rangel, the staff director for the House Armed Services 
Committee, for his 18 years of loyal and dedicated commitment to the 
Committee and to the United States Congress.
  Robert graduated from the University of Kentucky and immediately went 
to work for Representative Larry J. Hopkins in Lexington, Kentucky. He 
then moved to Washington, D.C. to be a Rep. Hopkin's Senior Legislative 
Assistant.
  In 1987, Robert joined the House Armed Services Committee as a 
Professional Staff Member responsible for intelligence, defense, 
acquisition and counter-drug policy. He also served as the lead writer 
of the committee's after-action report on Operation Desert Storm. By 
1994, Robert assumed the role of Deputy Staff Director and was 
responsible for the daily operations of the committee and staff. In 
2000, he was appointed Staff Director for the Committee under former 
Chairman Floyd Spence.
  Robert is a respected leader who shepherds the annual defense 
authorization act through the Congressional process and ultimately into 
public law. As such, he is a constant and trusted advisor to the 
Chairman, ranking member, staff, and the committee as a whole. Through 
his 18 years of steadfast service, Robert has bestowed onto the 
committee an extensive knowledge of national security issues & policy 
and was able to provide a clear understanding of legislative procedure. 
I speak for myself, past chairman, ranking minority members, and any 
and everyone who has had the privilege of working with Robert, in 
thanking him for his tireless work and dedication to the House Armed 
Services Committee.
  On behalf of the Committee and the United States Congress, I wish 
him, his wife Joy, and two boys Alex and John, the best of luck as he 
leaves the Committee and begins a new chapter of his life.

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