[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                     HONORING MR. DENNIS KACOYANIS

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 27, 2018

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the tremendous 
work of my constituent Mr. Dennis Kacoyanis of Chantilly, Virginia. Mr. 
Kacoyanis plans to retire on January 3, 2019, after more than 40 years 
of federal service. His dedication and professionalism throughout his 
career have provided exceptional benefit to the people of the United 
States.
  Mr. Kacoyanis spent the early portion of his federal career as an 
attorney at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcing 
employment laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace. Since 
1987, Mr. Kacoyanis has served as an attorney for the U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission. Mr. Kacoyanis performed a number of duties 
to keep consumers safe, including ensuring that hazardous products were 
promptly recalled from the market and that companies immediately 
reported hazardous products to the Commission. He zealously advocated 
for the Commission's interests in federal court cases. He also worked 
hard to ensure the Commission met its responsibility to release 
information to the public--increasing transparency, accountability and 
trust in government.
  In addition to his 32 years of work at the Commission, Mr. Kacoyanis 
previously served the American people at the U.S. Department of Justice 
in the Civil Rights Division, and at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the 
Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division.
  Mr. Speaker, I now ask that my colleagues join me in thanking Mr. 
Kacoyanis for the outstanding service he provided to the United States 
throughout his long-lasting career. I wish him all the best in his 
future endeavors.

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