[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 110 (Monday, June 15, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E540]
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                      HONORING SPEAKER MIKE TURZAI

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                            HON. JOHN JOYCE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2020

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Turzai, who 
has devoted decades of service to our Commonwealth and our Nation. 
Since taking office in 2001, Speaker Turzai has championed our American 
values and defended our Constitutional rights.
  During Speaker Turzai's tenure in the Pennsylvania House of 
Representatives, he has worked hard to achieve important policy wins--
such as creating jobs, supporting our small businesses, improving 
workforce development, expanding choice in education, reforming the 
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board system, and reducing burdensome 
regulations. Speaker Turzai was a consistent champion of fiscal 
conservatism; he opposed tax increases and the midnight pay increase. 
Additionally, he has led the Chamber's pro-life agenda to defend the 
dignity of life. Before becoming the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House 
of Representatives, he served in a number of leadership roles in the 
chamber and propelled commonsense, conservative policy forward.
  A lifelong Pennsylvanian, Speaker Turzai was raised in Moon Township 
and graduated from Our Lady of Sacred Heart High School. He received 
his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame before earning 
his Juris Doctor from Duke University. In addition to his official 
work, Speaker Turzai has a long record of leadership in his community. 
He and his wife Lidia live in the North Hills of Pittsburgh with their 
three sons, Andrew, Stephen, and Matthew.
  Upon Speaker Turzai's retirement from the Pennsylvania House of 
Representatives, I thank him for his commitment and service to our 
Commonwealth. He represented the values of his constituents well. As 
the Turzai family begins a new chapter, I wish them every continued 
success.

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