[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 178 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         FAREWELL, JACOB BARTON

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today I am grateful to 
express my appreciation for Major Jacob Barton. He has been serving in 
the office of South Carolina's Second Congressional District on loan 
from the Army for the past year as a defense fellow.
  Major Barton enlisted in the United States Army in 1996 and quickly 
distinguished himself, being commissioned as an intelligence officer in 
2005. He served as a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment from 2006 to 
2013, with 3 years' service in Iraq. He is also an esteemed scholar, 
earning two bachelor's degrees, a master of arts in national security, 
a master of professional studies in legislative affairs, and a doctor 
of philosophy in public policy administration. Jacob's extensive 
experience has been successful for the American people.
  Beginning in January, Mr. Speaker, Major Barton will serve as a 
legislative liaison within the program's division of the Office of 
Chief Legislative Liaison, specifically working on the intelligence 
portfolio. I wish him and his wife, Darlene, and their four children, 
Douglas, Nya, Alyssa, and Jene, all the best in the future. Godspeed.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President by his 
actions never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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