[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING JEREMY RABINOVITZ

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 27, 2007

  Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of my California 
district staff. They would like to honor Jeremy Rabinovitz as he 
prepares to go to the ``dark side.''
   For the past 10 years Jeremy has led a variety of personalities with 
a variety of interests. He was able to take a group of passionate, 
idealistic former volunteers from a Congressional campaign, who in 1996 
did what seemed like the impossible, won a Democratic seat in a 
district that had been held by a Republican for almost 50 years, and 
turned them into a functioning Congressional district staff.
  Not all of the district staff has had the pleasure to be entertained 
by his top ``10 things that a chief of staff doesn't want to hear from 
his Member of Congress.'' Not all of the district staff has had the 
opportunity to experience one of his occasional visits to the district. 
Nor has the district staff had the opportunity, during the Special 
Election, to be serenaded at 5 a.m. on Election Day by his rendition of 
``Sunrise, Sunset.'' Neither have very many staff experienced the sight 
of Jeremy walking a predominately Spanish speaking precinct with a 3 x 
5 card that said, ``A votado hoy?''
  Not only did JR lead a variety of personalities, he was quite adept 
at impersonating a lot of leaders--religious leaders. He had an uncanny 
ability to invoke the Lutheran minister, the African American preacher 
and the Jewish rabbi. Had he stayed around a few more years, he no 
doubt would have mastered the Muslim imam, or become an enlightened 
Buddhist. Jeremy has indeed enlightened us in many ways.
  There are far too many comments that staff wanted to include in this 
honorable document. The one sentiment, not to be confused with 
sediment, both of which this district has much of, was that every 
district staff member appreciated the confidence he had in them.
  Madam Speaker, the time has come for all of us, the Capps Family of 
the past and present, to send our good wishes and our indescribable 
affection, for this remarkable man who was our ``Chief of Staff.'' 
Shalom and mazel tov!

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