[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1263]
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                         HONORING JOANNE WHITE

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. LINDA T. SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2016

  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank 
Joanne White for her remarkable career and service to the House and the 
Committee on Ethics. To reach a milestone of 41 years in any field is 
an accomplishment. To do it in public service requires a servant's 
heart--and Joanne truly has a servant's heart.
  During more than 25 years at Ethics, Joanne has worked with 67 
Members of the House; 13 Chairmen and 9 Ranking Members; and scores of 
House staff. Miss Joanne, as she is lovingly known, has been a sounding 
board and institutional memory for Members of the Committee. She has 
been a steady and stalwart colleague to all of her co-workers, and a 
mentor to younger staffers. To all of us, she has also been a valued 
friend.
  Joanne will never really be gone from the Committee or the House. She 
will be with us in the tone of collegiality and respect she helped to 
foster and in the example she set for so many staffers over the years. 
Since many of them have gone on to other positions of public service, 
her impact will be felt far beyond the Ethics Committee. That is a 
wonderful and fitting legacy for a true public servant.
  We thank Joanne's family for sharing Joanne with the House for these 
many years, and for letting her become part of our family here. Most of 
all, we thank Joanne for her many years of service and wish her the 
best in her well-earned retirement.