[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E477]
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                     RETIREMENT OF JUANITA CONKLING

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 30, 2006

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks and 
appreciation to Mrs. Juanita Conkling who, for the past 40 years, has 
served this esteemed body in the offices of the House Sergeant at Arms 
and the Chief Administrative Officer. In April of this year, Juanita 
will officially end her tenure working for this body and her 
contributions will be remembered for many years to come.
  Juanita came to the House of Representatives on May 1, 1965, after 
working 1 year for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She came to 
work initially for the House Sergeant at Arms and, most recently, has 
been the payroll/benefits administrator in the Office of Members' 
Services.
  Much has changed in this body and on Capitol Hill in the 40 years 
Juanita has been here. Eight different Presidents, from Lyndon B. 
Johnson to George W. Bush, have given State of the Union addresses 
before Joint Sessions of Congress. Twenty Congresses have come and 
gone, along with countless Members and staff. All the while, Juanita 
has remained consistent, doing her job serving the Members of this 
body.
  Juanita has had the responsibility of ensuring that the Members of 
Congress were paid on time each month. She has advised Members, new and 
old, on their ongoing options relative to their compensation and 
benefits. And she has been a friend to countless Members and their 
families.
  I am proud to call myself a friend of Juanita Conkling. And on the 
occasion of her retirement after 40 years of service to the U.S. House 
of Representatives I want to extend my deepest appreciation for her 
friendship and outstanding contributions to this body. May she have 
many wonderful and exciting years ahead fulfilling her retirement 
dreams.

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