[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 92 (Thursday, June 5, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1160]
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                  RECOGNIZING JESSICA HERRERA-FLANIGAN

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 2008

  Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, Staff Director and General Counsel 
of the Committee on Homeland Security for her dedication and service. 
Jessica will be leaving the Committee on Friday, June 6 for the private 
sector.
  When I was the ranking minority member of the then Homeland Security 
Select Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and 
Development, Jessica served as the staff director for the subcommittee. 
Jessica worked tirelessly with me and then Chairman Mac Thornberry on 
the Homeland Security Department Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2004, 
which elevated the position of head of the department's National Cyber 
Security Division within the Information Analysis and Infrastructure 
Protection Directorate to Assistant Secretary. This change was 
eventually made in the Homeland Security Authorization Act for FY 2006.
  The subcommittee, chaired by Congressman Thornberry, was a rare scene 
of bipartisanship in the 108th Congress. Majority and minority staff 
collaborated just as minority and majority members did. This seamless 
bipartisanship reflected well upon Jessica, staff director for the 
subcommittee.
  Jessica's commitment to our Nation's security is demonstrated by her 
service to the Committee on Homeland Security since its inception in 
2003. Her knowledge of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure and 
other homeland security issues over the years has benefited Congress, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and this Nation and she will be 
greatly missed.

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