[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 149 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H6940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING BILL LEAVER

  (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I know we have very serious matters in 
front of us today and facing our country as well. But I would like to 
take just this 1 minute to mark the retirement of my former boss, a guy 
named Bill Leaver, who is now CEO of a health system called UnityPoint. 
It is one of the largest nonprofit nondenominational health systems in 
America.
  I met him first more than 10, 15 years ago when I wrote a profile 
about him as a newspaper reporter. I knew from the very start that this 
is a guy who understood the needs of the community, the needs of those 
who needed to acquire health care and have access to quality health 
care.
  He was my mentor, my friend, and my boss. I wish Bill Leaver all the 
best in his future. He and his wife, Jeannie, are more than deserving 
of having this next chapter of their life be one of their most 
successful.

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