[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       WELCOMING THE HONORABLE THOMAS P. TIFFANY TO THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Sensenbrenner) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, one of the few things that deans do 
around here, aside from using our institutional memory, is to ask 
unanimous consent that people who are elected in special elections from 
their State be permitted to take the oath of office.
  Today it is my great honor and, indeed, a privilege, to ask that Tom 
Tiffany be able to take the oath of office, and to join the list of 
fewer than 11,000 people that have been honored by their constituents 
to serve in this House.
  Tom spent a lot of his life being a successful small businessman. He 
was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 2008, and 2 years later was 
elected to the first of two terms in the Wisconsin Senate. He has been 
a very strong and vocal proponent of the interests of people in 
northern and western Wisconsin, and he will continue to do so on the 
national stage.
  Madam Speaker, it is now my honor to yield to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany).
  Mr. TIFFANY. Madam Speaker, I would like to thank Leader McCarthy and 
the Members of the Wisconsin delegation in attendance here today. And I 
would like to thank Congressman Sensenbrenner for his kind 
introduction; I wish him the best as he concludes his years servicing 
the people of Wisconsin in the Halls of Congress. Thank you, Speaker 
Pelosi, for taking time out of your busy day to conduct this swearing 
in.
  My message is simple. Ten years ago I was given the great privilege 
to represent the people of northern Wisconsin in the State legislature 
in Madison. I made one commitment to them, to advance the cause of 
freedom and liberty.
  Today, I make that same commitment to the good people of northern and 
western Wisconsin, to fight for those same enduring ideals that form 
the foundation of the American Republican.
  Madam Speaker, I wish to thank my mother, Virgal Tiffany who, along 
with my deceased father, Pat Tiffany, raised my seven brothers and 
sisters in the little town of Elmwood, Wisconsin, with love and 
devotion. I am here today, Mom, because of the persistence and 
determination you have lived your life by every day. Madam Speaker, I 
suspect that she is down in her kitchen right now canning sauerkraut 
and pickles just like she has always done as a farm girl. Yes.
  And, finally, to my wife, Chris, and our three daughters, Karlyn, 
Lexie, and Katherine, they are up in the gallery there. I hope you are 
as excited as I am as we turn the pages to a new chapter in our lives. 
Thank you for standing with me all of these years.

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