[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 123 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS

  (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy 
heart that all Americans reflect upon the tragic loss of life in the 
American consulate in Benghazi. When one of our own pays the ultimate 
sacrifice in the service of our Nation, we're all touched by the loss. 
All four of these brave Americans will forever be remembered in the 
annals of American history as heroes.
  In particular, I would like to take the time to pay tribute to 
Ambassador Chris Stevens, a native of northern California. Although I 
did not know the Ambassador personally, his father, Senior Assistant 
Attorney General Jan Stevens, ably served our State in the California 
Department of Justice while I served as attorney general of my home 
State.
  This tragedy hits close to home with all of the employees of the 
California Department of Justice who work with Jan Stevens. I wish to 
join with them, with friends and family members of the Stevens, and 
with all Americans in offering our thoughts and prayers as we mourn the 
loss of Ambassador Chris Stevens.

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