[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 173 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    ROBERT ROBBINS NAMED HOUSTON'S INTERNATONAL CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Robert C. 
Robbins, M.D. for being named Houston's 2016 International Citizen of 
the Year.
  The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston awarded Robert the 
International Citizen of the Year award for his partnership with the 
Texas Medical Center (TMC) and his vision and energetic efforts to 
engage with biotech leaders, investors and other stakeholders from 
around the world. Robert is an internationally recognized cardiac 
surgeon and joined the TMC as president and CEO in 2012. His expertise 
is in the surgical treatment of congestive heart failure and 
cardiothoracic transplantation and his research expands from cardiac 
transplant allograft to bioengineering blood vessels and automated 
vascular anastomotic devices.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Robert C. Robbins, M.D. for being recognized 
as Houston's 2016 International Citizen of the Year. We benefit from 
his medical skills and commitment to quality care. We look forward to 
his future accomplishments.

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