[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E595-E596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE ON THE RETIREMENT OF RACHEL R. KLAY

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 20, 2007

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I'd like to take a moment today to 
recognize Rachel Klay, a devoted friend and dedicated public servant 
who retired from the United States Secret Service on January 19 of this 
year.
  I had the pleasure of getting to know Rachel over the course of her 
24-year career with the Secret Service--and I can say, with the utmost 
confidence, that she served our country with dignity and integrity 
every step of the way.

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  Whenever I or another Member of Congress would visit the White House, 
we could always count on Rachel to greet us with a smile or funny 
story. And whenever foreign dignitaries visited Capitol Hill, we could 
always count on Rachel to be right there with them, ensuring that 
foreign officials had a safe and comfortable experience while visiting 
our Nation's capital.
  Rachel always fulfilled her duties with all of the dependability, 
professionalism and love of country that one would expect from a Secret 
Service agent. But she also brought a kind and lighthearted nature to 
the job that I, for one, will never forget.
  And let me add that I have had the pleasure of employing Secret 
Service agents in my office through Congressional fellowship programs 
and, like Rachel, each and every one of them has represented the best 
our Nation has to offer.
  From her upbringing in Orange City, Iowa, to her studies at 
Northwestern and Sangamon State Universities, to the U.S. Secret 
Service, Rachel has always excelled and stood out as a leader and as 
someone people can count on.
  As she moves on to bigger and better things, I'd like to congratulate 
Rachel Klay on a proud career of service to our country and wish her 
the best of luck in whatever the future holds.

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