[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING RABBI CLAUDIO J. KOGAN

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Gonzalez) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my good 
friend, Rabbi Claudio J. Kogan.
  Rabbi Kogan has devoted his life to being a spiritual leader in the 
Jewish faith and a leader in our community.
  Rabbi Kogan is currently the director of the University of Texas Rio 
Grande Valley School of Medicine's new Institute for Bioethics and 
Social Justice. Since June 2018, Rabbi Kogan has led the School of 
Medicine's efforts on ethical and social issues that affect south Texas 
and the Nation.
  Rabbi Kogan is a physician and an ordained rabbi. He earned his 
medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine 
and a master's of bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania.
  Rabbi Kogan has also spent time as a member of the Institutional 
Review Board at the Yale University School of Medicine.
  Previously, he served as rabbi at Temple Emanuel in my district in 
McAllen, Texas, and continues to serve as a chaplain for various law 
enforcement agencies and hospital systems in the area.
  Madam Speaker, it is my honor to have Rabbi Kogan and his family join 
us here today in the people's House.

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