[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 160 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING CONGRESSMAN TERRY EVERTT

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                          HON. SILVESTRE REYES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 2, 2008

  Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor our colleague 
Congressman Terry Everett who is retiring from the House of 
Representatives after serving the people of the second district of 
Alabama for 16 years.
  I have had the honor of serving with Congressman Everett on House 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Armed Services 
Committee. We served together under both Republican and Democratic 
majorities, but no matter which party led the House of Representatives, 
Terry's commitment to his constituents and to protecting our Nation was 
unwavering.
  I first had the opportunity to work closely with Representative 
Everett when I served as ranking member of the Strategic Forces 
Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee. As chairman of the 
Strategic Forces Subcommittee, he led efforts to examine our Nation's 
policies on missile defense and military space. The subcommittee also 
conducted extensive oversight of issues nuclear weapons, and we worked 
with the Department of Energy to make needed improvements in security 
for some of our Nation's most sensitive nuclear materials and 
information.
  During our tenure as chairman and ranking member of the Strategic 
Forces Subcommittee, Congressman Everett and I visited military 
facilities and laboratories throughout the country so that we could 
hear firsthand from subject matter experts the challenges facing our 
national security infrastructure. In addition to providing us with 
needed insight into critical issues, those trips and the time we spent 
together in Washington, gave me a window into Terry's warm nature, his 
subtle sense of humor, and his unending devotion to his beloved home 
State of Alabama.
  On the subject of devotion without limits, Terry's beloved wife 
Barbara has been his rock through his time in service here in Congress. 
Her love and support has been vital to his service, and I am sure that 
she will be glad to have him back in Alabama full-time.
  Madam/Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend and colleague 
Congressman Terry Everett. As he leaves Congress, he is leaving our 
Nation and our world a safer place for future generations.




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