[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 71 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E803]
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                       TRIBUTE TO DAVID PLOTINSKY

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                          HON. SILVESTRE REYES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 2008

  Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. David 
Plotinsky who recently left the House of Representatives to take a 
position with the Department of Justice.
  Mr. Plotinsky served in the Office of the General Counsel for 10 
years, first as a law clerk while he was a student at Georgetown Law 
School and, since 2000, as an Assistant Counsel.
  Mr. Plotinsky provided frequent and invaluable legal advice and 
representation to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
Our staff came to rely on his expertise and guidance in connection with 
many of their investigative and oversight activities, as well as in the 
Committee's interactions with the other branches of the federal 
government.
  Over the years, Mr. Plotinsky played a significant role in 
safeguarding the legal and institutional interests of the House of 
Representatives, and he served the House with great distinction. I know 
that he will serve the Department of Justice with that same level of 
distinction.
  On behalf of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I 
thank him for his many years of devoted service, and extend to him our 
very best wishes for his continued success.

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