[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 27 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN HONOR OF CHRISTI MYERS, ABC13 HEALTH CHECK

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 14, 2014

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a reporter who 
has dedicated her career to our health.
  As Chairman of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, I pay 
special attention when Christi Myers comes on my screen, because if 
there is something new to know in medicine, we all learn it from 
Christi. Today we are all wondering what we will do when she retires 
from Houston's ABC 13 at the end of this month. We may all need a 
``health check'' to cope with the shock.
  Christi Myers' work in the medical community has set the gold 
standard. Recognized with a regional Emmy for the story of an infant 
who now has a piece of his young father's liver, Christi's work has 
earned more than a 100 awards, including a National Award for 
Excellence from the Epilepsy Foundation of America, honors from the 
American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, the Harris County 
Medical Society, the Harris County Pharmacy Association, Houston Press 
Club, Texas Public Health Association, Texas Medical Association, the 
Texas AP Broadcasters, and so many more.
  Christi Myers can also just as easily cover a story on toxic waste or 
nomadic herders in the Russian Arctic. In 1989, the Jewish Federation 
of Greater Houston honored her for reports that helped secure the 
freedom of a Soviet Jewish family. That's making a real difference. 
Something Christi is famous for
  Christi's inside look at military medicine during the first days of 
the Iraq war took us inside operating rooms where American casualties 
received life saving treatment.
  Some of her colleagues call her Dr. Myers because she simply is that 
good. We can't begin to tally the lives she may have helped save by 
informing us of new health treatments and cures. If we live to be 100, 
it's a good bet it's thanks to tips she has provided.
  Christi Myers is a rare reporter, having reported at KHOU, KPRC and 
KTRK, for over three decades. February 28th is our last opportunity to 
catch her reports before she devotes herself fulltime to her family. 
I'd just like to close with a simple ``Thank you, Christi.''

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