[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1262]
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                         HONORING JOANNE WHITE

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                          HON. CHARLES W. DENT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2016

  Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, as Chairman of the Committee on Ethics, and 
along with my colleague, Representative Linda Sanchez, the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Ethics, we rise today so that we may 
recognize the long and dedicated service of Mattie Joanne White to the 
House of Representatives. Joanne is retiring from the Ethics Committee 
this year, after more than 25 years of service to the Committee, and 
over 41 years of service to the House of Representatives.
  Joanne started her service with the Committee as a Staff Assistant, 
and through hard work and dedication, she rose to become the 
Committee's Administrative Staff Director. The Committee on Ethics is 
the only standing committee of the House whose membership is evenly 
divided between each political party. The Committee includes five 
members of each party. Also, unlike other committees, the day-to-day 
work of the Committee on Ethics is conducted by a staff that is 
nonpartisan by rule. Throughout that time, Joanne has been the model of 
the Committee's non-partisan, professional staff.
  We congratulate Joanne on the completion of an exemplary career in 
public service. We will miss her knowledge and leadership, but we know 
that she will remain our friend.

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