[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 149 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1755]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING CONGRESSMAN TOM LATHAM ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                               speech of

                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 8, 2014

  Mr. BOEHNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend and 
colleague, the gentleman from Iowa, Mr. Latham. I know my colleagues 
will agree that his retirement is a loss for the House and his 
constituents.
  Ten times beginning in 1994, the people of Iowa had the wisdom to 
send a good man to Washington.
  He brought with him true and much-needed Iowa values, fighting the 
good fight for individual liberty, fiscal responsibility, and economic 
opportunity.
  His work on the Appropriations Committee for first responders, the 
Iowa National Guard, agriculture, and education will long outlast him--
a legacy of leadership many aspire to, but few truly achieve.
  In addition, as the House is well-aware, Mr. Latham is my best 
friend. This, like all his other duties, he has handled with grace and 
good humor.
  On behalf of the House, I thank Mr. Latham for his service and wish 
him and his wife, Kathy, all the best.

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