[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 152 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1833]
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                      NEW YORK DELEGATION FAREWELL

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                     HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 11, 2014

  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Gentleman, Mr. Rangel, our 
dean of the House New York State delegation for yielding me the time.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and bid farewell to four 
colleagues who have served this institution, this country, their 
constituents, and the Great State of New York admirably and well.
  From a nurse to a captain in the United States Navy, my four 
colleagues, Representatives Owens, Maffei, McCarthy, and Bishop, have 
brought diverse backgrounds to our chamber, enriched us with their 
insight, and stood by us through our Nation's most pressing debates.
  Mr. Speaker, today, the New York delegation is losing four pillars, 
four leaders, four friends. I have worked late into the night with each 
one of them on issues vital to the health of our Nation, such as 
stemming the tide of gun violence, ensuring an affordable college 
education, updating our Nation's crumbling infrastructure, and 
providing health care through the Affordable Care Act.
  While they will no longer be serving their constituents in this body, 
I am confident that whichever way their paths lead them, they will 
continue their legacies of service to their communities any way that 
they can.
  Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in the New York Delegation and the 
House as a whole in wishing Bill, Dan, Carolyn, and Tim the best of 
everything in the next chapter of their lives and careers.

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