[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 154 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1871-E1872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING DENNIS ROTH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE 
                     CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 4, 2012

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the outstanding career 
of a dedicated public servant from the Congressional Research Service, 
Dennis Roth. Mr. Roth is retiring in January after 42 years of public 
service.
  Mr. Roth came to the Congressional Research Service in 1976 as a 
labor economist, working in what was the the CRS Economics Division. 
Mr. Roth rose steadily through the ranks, becoming one of that 
division's first section heads. During this time, Mr. Roth worked 
closely with Members of both houses of Congress and their staff, 
providing valuable research and analysis for one of the era's landmark 
pieces of legislation, the Humphries-Hawkins Full Employment Act. Among 
its provisions, the Act set national goals for full employment and 
mandated that the Federal Reserve establish policies that not only 
controlled inflation, but also encouraged long-term economic growth and 
price stability; a mandate that guides the Federal Reserve to this day 
as it navigates the troubled economic environment in which we currently 
find ourselves.
  In the 1980's, while maintaining his workload as a labor economist at 
CRS, Mr. Roth became active in the Congressional Research Employees 
Association (CREA). In 1986, Mr. Roth ran for President of the 
Association, but lost on his first try. He ran again in 1987, and this 
time he won. The employees at CRS demonstrated their confidence in his 
stewardship by returning him to office each year since. For 25 years, 
Mr. Roth has been a tireless advocate for the rights, goals, and 
aspirations of all employees at the Congressional Research Service. In 
his spare time, he has also been active in the Federal Caucus of the 
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (the 
IFPTE), with which CREA is affiliated, and which represents a broad 
segment of the federal workforce. In 1990, Mr. Roth was elected IFPTE 
Eastern Federal Area Vice President, a position in which he served 
until July of 1997. He was also elected as Executive Vice President of 
IFPTE in 1994 and served until July 1997.
  Mr. Roth grew up outside Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from 
Antioch College in 1968. He immediately joined the Peace Corps, serving 
in Catanduanes in the Philippine Republic where he taught math and 
worked in the areas of economic and agricultural development. In fact, 
Mr. Roth met his wife-to-be Daisy while he was a Peace Corps volunteer. 
The two wed and, at the end of his Peace Corps tour, they returned to 
the States, where Mr. Roth attended the University of California, 
Berkley and completed the academic requirements for a Ph.D. in 
Economics. Before coming to CRS, Mr. Roth also served in the Department 
of Labor, working as an economist for the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy, Evaluation, and Research. Mr. and Mrs. Roth have two grown 
children, Jessica and Benjamin.
  As Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Subcommittee, I take great pride in all of the outstanding people

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who choose to work for this august body and help us do our jobs better. 
On behalf of my colleagues, I congratulate Mr. Roth on his many years 
of exceptional service to this Congress, to the people of the United 
States, and the employees of the Congressional Research Service; and as 
a fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, I thank him for his service 
to the people of Catanduanes Island. He epitomizes the highest ideals 
of public service. We wish him all the best.

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