[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 134 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2150]
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              ON THE RETIREMENT OF MRS. CHRISTINE KENNEDY

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 20, 2005

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Christine 
Kennedy, the Administrator and Chief Clerk of the House of 
Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Mrs. 
Kennedy has served the House of Representatives with distinction since 
1972. Unfortunately, Mrs. Kennedy will be retiring at the end of this 
year and will be starting a new and I am sure equally rewarding private 
life. I know that she is looking forward to spending more time with her 
daughter, Lauren.
  I have known Chris since I came to Congress. Chris started her career 
with the Federal Government in 1972 as a clerk at NASA. She joined the 
staff of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs in 1974 becoming 
the Administrator and Chief Clerk in 1995 of the Committee on Resources 
which was the successor Committee to the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs.
  When I moved from the Chairmanship of the Committee on Resources to 
the Chairmanship of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
I asked Chris to take the position of Administrator and Chief Clerk of 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Thank goodness, she 
agreed to do so.
  Chris is one of those people who often is unheralded and unseen but 
who is essential to the workings of this institution. She is one of the 
most organized and efficient people I know. You know that if Chris is 
on the job, the job will get done and will be done well. She is 
thorough and has a detailed knowledge of the procedures and processes 
that keep the Committee operating.
  In addition, she is loyal and generous to her colleagues, her 
friends, and to myself and my wife, Lu. We have relied on her in so 
many ways over the years to insure that our work with Committee, 
including the many codels and field hearings conducted by the Committee 
have been done in full accordance with the Rules.
  I want to express to her my deep appreciation for her hard work and 
for her support of my efforts as Chairman of two Committees. Without 
her efforts, our Committees would not have a record of accomplishment 
that is unmatched by any Committee.
  I know that I speak for my wife, Lu and for the Members and Staff of 
the Committee and for the many friends that she has made as a member of 
this Congressional family in wishing her all the best and many years of 
happiness in her new life.
  She will be missed in so many ways, but we expect that she will 
continue to be a member of our Congressional family in the years to 
come. Best wishes to a good friend and an outstanding staff member.

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