[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO EDWARD ``TED'' LOVETT

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                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2016

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of myself and Representative 
Bennie G. Thompson, I am honored to recognize Mr. Ted Lovett, Director 
of Legislative Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, for his 
decade of selfless public service. Ted has been an exemplary 
representative of the Department and an incredible resource for the 
Members and staff of the Committee on Homeland Security.
  Ted is the kind of person who goes the extra mile. The most obvious 
signs of his commitment are his responsiveness, his depth of knowledge 
regarding policy and legislative matters, his proactive outreach, and 
the long hours he works to ensure that Members and staff have all the 
information they need to do their jobs effectively. It is a matter of 
course to get a phone call or an email from Ted late in the evening or 
on the weekend to ensure Members have critical information before an 
issue breaks in the news.
  Ted understands the critical nature of the mission to inform 
Congress, and it is his engagement and honesty that make a real 
difference. Whether he's providing technical assistance on a proposed 
bill, or arranging briefings to assist Congress in its mandate to 
provide oversight, there is no doubt that Ted's tireless efforts and 
vigilance have made our nation safer and more secure.
  Ted has been the Department's legislative manager for the Southwest 
Border Initiative, Guantanamo Detention, Visa Waiver Program, Western 
Hemisphere Travel Initiative, REAL-ID, Human Screening Programs, the 
Merida Initiative, the Global Supply Chain Strategy, and Countering 
Violent Extremism programs. He also effectively manages DHS 
participation in Congressional hearings, from Secretary-level to 
subject-matter experts.
  Ted has been critical to providing information and understanding 
during emerging homeland security events and crises such as the 
``Underwear Bomber'' attack on Northwest flight 253 on Christmas Day 
2009, the 2014 Unaccompanied Children surge at the U.S. Southwest 
Border, and the Ebola outbreak in 2014 and 2015.
  Over the past decade, Ted has fostered many enduring and trusted 
relationships with Congress in furtherance and advocacy of DHS 
priorities in connection with current legislation, prospective 
legislation and the implementation of security policy. What has always 
impressed us is that Ted is the epitome of a non-partisan public 
servant.
  On behalf of Ranking Member Thompson and the Committee on Homeland 
Security, I want to commend and thank Ted for his dedication and 
commitment to keeping the homeland safe and secure and wish him the 
very best as the next chapter of his life opens.

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