[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 29 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     RETIREMENT OF RICHARD HERTLING

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2013

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the call to serve one's country 
comes to people in many different forms. Some protect our nation in the 
Armed Forces. Some are elected to public office. Others serve officials 
in the three branches of our government. But all work together to 
protect, preserve and uphold the founding principles of this great 
nation.
  Richard Herding has spent the last 27 years serving his country in 
both the legislative and executive branches. A graduate of the 
University of Chicago Law School, he began his career at the U.S. 
Department of Justice. Since then he has worked for Senators, 
Congressional committees and a presidential campaign.
  During the Bush Administration, he oversaw major policy decisions by 
the Justice Department as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
General for Legal Policy.
  He also managed the Justice Department's communication with Capitol 
Hill as the Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Office of 
Legislative Affairs.
  Most recently, he served as the Staff Director and Chief Counsel for 
the House Judiciary Committee, which I chaired in the last Congress. 
With Richard's help, the House Judiciary Committee passed more 
substantive bills than any other committee in the last Congress. His 
strategic thinking was instrumental in achieving this goal.
  Today, Richard Hertling is retiring, and we in the House are losing a 
smart attorney and good friend. But the Senators, members of the House 
and staff who worked with him will also miss his tutorials in ancient 
history and his use of Latin in everyday conversations.
  We thank him for his service to his country, and wish him the best on 
his well-deserved retirement.

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