[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H16899-H16900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING JIM OLIVER ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE HOUSE

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, we are very fortunate, as Members of 
Congress, to rely on the services of so many dedicated staffers who 
help all of us get our job done and keep this process here moving. One 
of those staffers is someone who I think is familiar to Members on both 
sides of the aisle.
  Jim Oliver is the assistant manager of the Republican cloakroom. He 
has served in that position for some 21 years. He served for 30 years 
as an employee of the House, having first come here 40 years ago as a 
page.
  Jim, as we all know, is a solid professional. He is patient, he is 
humble, and he always seems to have the right answer no matter what the 
question is.

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  But the most interesting thing about Jim, and something that I know 
we will all miss, is his deep love of this institution. He has a deep 
and long understanding of the history of this Chamber, and he is an 
expert on the history of the page program and the Congressional 
Cemetery.
  We are all going to miss Jim. We are going to miss his dry sense of 
humor and the institutional knowledge that he helps pass on to all of 
us.
  We wish him well, and we wish him many years of success and happiness 
in his retirement.
  Jim, job well done.
  And, Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, if I could take 10 seconds more 
to wish all of you a very merry Christmas.

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