[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING DANIEL A. SCHWAGER

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                        HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 23, 2013

  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, as Chairman of the Committee on Ethics, and 
with and on behalf of my colleague, Representative Sanchez, the Ranking 
Member of the Committee, we rise today so that we may recognize the 
dedicated service of Daniel A. Schwager to the House of 
Representatives. Dan has served as the Chief Counsel and Staff Director 
to the Committee on Ethics during the 112th and 113th Congresses.
  Dan has a long and admirable career as a nonpartisan public servant, 
much of it in the field of government ethics. During his tenure with 
the Committee, he has continued to demonstrate his commitment to 
ethics, to public service, and to ensuring that public servants meet 
the highest ethical standards.
  The Committee on Ethics is the only standing committee of the House 
whose membership is evenly divided between each political party. The 
Committee includes five members of each party. Also, unlike other 
committees, the day-to-day work of the Committee on Ethics is conducted 
by a staff that is nonpartisan by rule. Under House rules, the 
Committee has the jurisdiction to administer travel, gift, financial 
disclosure, outside income, and other regulations; advise members and 
staff; issue advisory opinions; and investigate potential ethics 
violations. As Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Dan led the 
Committee's nonpartisan professional staff and helped the Committee 
fulfill these vital responsibilities to the House and to the American 
people.
  Dan's commitment to integrity and rigorous open-mindedness have been 
an asset to the Committee in advising the Committee and its Members as 
they carry out the Committee's important service to the House. His 
advice and counsel have greatly assisted the Committee as it achieved 
such milestones aimed at continuing the Committee's commitment to 
providing excellent customer service to the House community as issuing 
new privately sponsored travel regulations, updating the Committee's 
financial disclosure systems and guidance, and launching the 
Committee's new Web site.
  On behalf of a grateful Committee and community, we thank him for his 
service and wish him and his family all the best in his transition to 
the next phase of his career.

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