[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 16, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1069-E1070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 THANKING THE HONORABLE JAMES M. EAGEN III FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 16, 2007

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, on the occasion of his retirement, I rise 
to thank James Eagen III, for 25 years of distinguished service to the 
House of Representatives.
  Jay began his House career in 1982 as a Legislative Assistant and 
then Administrative Assistant to Representative Steve Gunderson of 
Wisconsin. From 1985 to 1991, he served as the Chief of Staff to 
Representative Bill Goodling of Pennsylvania. Following his Member 
office service, Jay assumed the role of Staff Director on the Committee 
on Education and Workforce--currently the Committee on Education and 
Labor. Jay served the Committee and Chairman Goodling for six years 
before being nominated and elected to the office of Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House. He was sworn in to this 
prestigious position on July 31, 1997.
  Jay has served as Chief Administrative Officer in the last six 
Congresses, and under his leadership, the Office of the CAO dutifully 
fulfilled its mission to provide first-rate administrative, technical, 
and support services. During his tenure, the CAO achieved customer 
satisfaction ratings in the 90th percentile and set new benchmark 
standards for customer service by Government agencies. Thanks in large 
part to Jay, the CAO truly is a world-class organization.
  Furthermore, the House achieved nine consecutive clean annual 
financial statement audits, and successfully responded to the anthrax 
contamination of House office buildings in 2001. Jay led efforts to 
strengthen the House's business continuity and disaster recovery 
readiness following the September 11 attacks, and to modernize the 
committee hearing rooms to upgrade broadcasting capabilities, which 
enhanced the House's ability to share the legislative process with a 
greater number of citizens across the country.
  Jay Eagen has served the U.S. House of Representatives, and our 
Nation, with honor and distinction. And on behalf of our entire

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community, I extend a heartfelt thank you to Jay and wish him many 
wonderful years as he moves on to the next phase of his life with his 
wife, Cathy, and son, Keiran.

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