[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 153 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2000-E2001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING MIKE COX

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 29, 2010

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
the distinguished career of Mike Cox, Michigan's 52nd Attorney General.
  Born on December 29, 1961, the son of Irish immigrants, Michael 
Anthony Cox graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1980 
and went on to serve his country as a Marine from 1980 until 1983. 
Serving with distinction, Mike Cox rose to the rank of Corporal and 
earned the Navy Achievement Medal and Command Marine of the Year 
Designation.
  Mike Cox graduated from the University of Michigan in 1986, before 
earning his Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School 
in 1989. Mike worked in the Oakland County Prosecutors' office from 
1989-1990. Mr. Cox joined the Wayne County Prosecutors' Office from 
1990-2002, serving as Director of the Homicide Unit from 2000-2002. 
With tireless devotion to the citizens of Michigan, Mike Cox was 
elected Attorney General of the State of Michigan in 2002 and again in 
2006.
  During his tenure, Attorney General Cox has recovered a record $3.2 
billion for Michigan consumers while also saving taxpayers more than 
$1.7 billion in defense of state lawsuits. Fighting utility rate 
increases, Attorney General Cox has saved families and businesses more 
than $2.4 billion. He diligently fought rate hikes for Blue Cross Blue 
Shield of Michigan enrollees and implemented a website allowing 
consumers to find the fairest price on prescription drugs.
  As a father of four and a Little League coach, Mike Cox has set the 
protection of children as a top priority. By establishing the nation's 
first Child Support Unit, Attorney General Cox has helped more than 
60,000 of

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Michigan's youngest citizens receive the child support owed them and 
the unit is on track to collect over $100 million by early 2011. His 
expanded efforts to keep children safe while online have resulted in 
the arrest of 258 internet sexual predators, making Michigan's Internet 
Predator Unit one of the most productive in the country. Cox's office 
developed the Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative. This innovative program 
has reached more than a half million.
  With his unwavering commitment to all citizens, Michigan Attorney 
General Mike Cox has actively sought to protect our vulnerable senior 
citizens from unscrupulous caregivers, testified before Congress in 
defense of the embattled auto industry and led the fight to keep 
dangerously invasive Asian Carp from destroying our bountiful Great 
Lakes.
  Madam Speaker, during his distinguished career, Attorney General has 
bettered the lives of countless Michiganders. As he embarks upon the 
next chapter of his life with his beloved wife Laura and his children 
Lindsey, Sinead, Conor and Rory, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
applauding his legendary leadership, and in thanking him for his 
unfaltering service to our community and our country.

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