[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2376]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE STEVE CHABOT ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
           RETIREMENT FROM THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished 
career of the Honorable Steve Chabot for his service to the people of 
Ohio and the United States House of Representatives. Congressman Chabot 
has represented the First Congressional District of the state of Ohio 
for the past 14 years.
  Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Steve graduated from La Salle 
High School and worked his way through the College of William and Mary. 
He returned to Cincinnati after college to teach in a downtown 
elementary school during the day and attend the Salmon P. Chase College 
of Law at night. After completing his law degree, Steve opened his own 
neighborhood law practice, and his father worked as his assistant.
  Before he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Steve 
served as a Cincinnati City Council Member for five years, followed by 
a five-year term on the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. When 
Steve was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, he was 
named to the influential Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, and Small Business 
Committees. In 2007, Steve became the top Republican on the Small 
Business Committee, where he focused on permitting small businesses to 
band together to obtain affordable health insurance for their workers.
  On the Judiciary Committee, Steve served as chairman of the 
Subcommittee on the Constitution from 2001 to 2006, from which post he 
promoted proposals to amend the Constitution to ban flag desecration, 
outlaw same-sex marriage, require a balanced budget, protect the rights 
of crime victims, and allow prayer and religious symbols to be 
displayed on public property.
  Consistently rated as one of the most pro-taxpayer members of 
Congress, Steve was known as one of Congress's leading advocates for 
fiscal responsibility.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing a 
dedicated leader and friend to many in this body. I know his family, 
his wife, Donna; his two children; and his many friends and colleagues 
join me in honoring his accomplishments and extending thanks for his 
service over the years on behalf of the state of Ohio and the United 
States of America.
  Steve will surely enjoy the well deserved time he now has to spend 
with his family and loved ones. I wish him the best of luck in all his 
future endeavors.

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