[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 152 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2373]
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    A TRIBUTE TO RETIRING ASSOCIATE PARLIAMENTARIAN MUFTIAH McCARTIN

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2005

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Associate 
Parliamentarian Muftiah McCartin, who has served in the Office of the 
Parliamentarian with distinction for nearly 30 years.
  Muftiah began her career in the Office of the Clerk in 1976 and 
earned her bachelor' s degree and juris doctorate by studying at night. 
She became the first woman appointed a Parliamentarian in 1991.
  When I came to Congress in 1993, Muftiah was like a navigator on a 
ship. I was unfamiliar with the trappings of the House of 
Representatives and it was overwhelming. To find the Parliamentarian 
had lived in Carmel Valley, California and knew my District helped me 
adjust.
  I commend Muftiah as a role model to everyone. A lawyer and working 
mother, she was here at all hours, as long as the House was in session, 
sometimes at the expense of her family. Yet she has raised beautiful 
children: Marissa, Elaine, Sandra and Luke with her loving husband, 
Terry.
  It's always sad to lose longtime professional staff; you lose that 
irreplaceable, institutional memory. But I wish her well in her new 
endeavors, including spending more time with her family and training 
for her next marathon or triathlon.

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