[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 178 (Thursday, December 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MR. STEPHEN HODGKINS

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 3, 2009

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, it is a privilege to rise today to 
congratulate Mr. Stephen Hodgkins as he ends a successful term as 
President of the Memphis Area Homebuilders Association.
  As homebuilders in Memphis and across Shelby, Fayette and Tipton 
County continue to weather an unrelenting storm of economic 
uncertainty, Stephen has provided a strong and steady hand of 
unwavering leadership that has shined as a beacon of hope and instilled 
confidence in MAHA members when his organization has needed it the 
most.
  Throughout the course of his term as President, Stephen has been a 
relentless advocate for homebuilders and has worked tirelessly in 
reaching out to legislators in Nashville and in Washington, DC. 
Throughout our many discussions I have always found Stephen's advice to 
be insightful as we continue to look for ways to reinvigorate the 
housing market and alleviate the hardships that continue to face 
homebuilders across West Tennessee.
  While the forecast for the housing market still remains unclear one 
thing that has always been certain is that Stephen's success as a 
leader is deeply rooted in the skills he has developed over 36 years as 
a mortgage banker and later through the launch of his home building 
company Oaktree Homes LLC.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Mr. 
Stephen Hodgkins for a successful term as President of the Memphis Area 
Homebuilders Association and wish him the best in all of his future 
endeavors.

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