[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1526-E1527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING TIM FRIEDMAN

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                               speech of

                        HON. NICK J. RAHALL, II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 24, 2006

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career 
contributions of Mr. Tim Friedman, Assistant Manager of the House 
Democratic Cloakroom and a public servant of the highest degree. For 30 
years, Mr. Friedman has served our country in some capacity within the 
walls of Congress and he has served these years with dignity and 
decorum.
  As Mr. Friedman prepares to retire, I congratulate him and wish him 
the best. He has certainly earned the opportunity to kick up his heels, 
enjoy some time with his wife, and play a few rounds of golf. But as a 
Member of Congress, I must say that it is sad to see him go. For 20 
years, he has been a fixture in the Cloakroom--an institution as 
significant as the Cloakroom itself.
  Mr. Friedman will be missed, but his work ethic will continue on, 
through his co-workers who admire him, through the many pages who have 
looked to him for guidance over the years and through the Democratic 
Members of Congress themselves.
  I thank Mr. Friedman for his service and his commitment to the 
Democratic Cloakroom.

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The qualities he embodies--loyalty, trustworthiness, reliability--are 
getting harder and harder to find nowadays. May God bless this 
admirable man and his family as he begins this next chapter.

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