[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RETIREMENT OF NURSE LESLIE GOLDBERG

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 2010

  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Leslie 
Goldberg, R.N. who is retiring tomorrow after 20 years of service as a 
nurse with the Attending Physician's Office here at the Capitol. Leslie 
is well known and loved by all who work in the Cannon House Office 
Building--Members and staff alike. She's run the Cannon Health Unit for 
most of her time on the Hill and she personifies service and caring.
  Leslie graduated from the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn and first 
worked as a nurse at New York University Hospital in neurosurgery. She 
went on to work at the Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents 
and then did insurance physicals for eight years prior to joining us on 
Capitol Hill.
  She started with the Office of the Attending Physician in November 
1990, and has taken excellent care of us ever since. She makes sure we 
get our flu shots, helps us find doctors, and tells us when we need to 
go home so we don't make others around us sick.
  The nurses are also on call at numerous events where Members of 
Congress are in attendance. They are on hand for the Memorial Day 
Concert, the annual State of the Union, the inauguration ceremonies. 
They work long hours and are here whenever Congress is in session--no 
matter how late. Overtime is the norm for Leslie and her colleagues.
  Until Speaker Pelosi made a lactation room available for nursing 
mothers returning to work, hundreds of new moms could tell you of the 
time they spent in the Cannon Nurse Station with Leslie's full support. 
She has a photo wall of children to attest to this--with moms bringing 
in updated photos each year as their children grow up. My chief of 
staff is one of those moms and is very grateful for all of Leslie's 
help over the years.
  Now, Leslie is turning to a new phase in life. She has two 
grandchildren on the way and she plans to be an active grandmother in 
their lives. She'll also be able to do more traveling and dedicate 
herself to volunteer priorities.
  For someone who has spent her career caring for others, it is time 
for Leslie to get to care for her family and herself. We wish her all 
the best and thank her for her long, dedicated service to Congress. 
We'll miss her.

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