[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 223 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            FAREWELL REMARKS FOR CONGRESSMAN KENNY MARCHANT

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                            HON. DEVIN NUNES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 31, 2020

  Mr. NUNES. Madam Speaker, public service calls us at different times 
and in different ways. Some lead with loud voices, but often the most 
significant leaders are humble folk who quietly and tirelessly work to 
serve their constituents. My friend Kenny Marchant is one of those 
great leaders, and I am proud to have served with him.
  Service comes natural for the Bonham, TX native, something he learned 
from his father Hobart, who was a barber and World War II Veteran. 
Throughout his thirty-five years of public service, from zoning 
committee and city council to state representative to the U.S. House of 
Representatives, Kenny has ceaselessly worked to make both Texas and 
America great.
  Everyone that knows Kenny knows of his love and adornment for his 
family, his wife Donna, sons Matthew, Luke, and Kenny, Jr., and his 
daughter Dallas. But if you really want to see him smile, ask him about 
his grandchildren, Kendall, Hayden, Carolina, Sadie, Walker, Neyland, 
Conway, and Carter Bailey.
  Congressman Marchant served this House, the state of Texas, and the 
people of District 24 with honor, respect, and dignity. I will greatly 
miss him on the Ways and Means Committee where we served together for 
many years. His impact in helping pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 
2017 and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement cannot be understated. 
And, during this Congress, Congressman Marchant was selected as Ranking 
Member of the House Ethics Committee, a position in which he continued 
his devotion to humble public service.
  I very much wish Kenny wasn't retiring at the end of this Congress, 
but he has earned a well-deserved retirement. I ask all of my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating our friend and colleague on his 
many years of service. We wish him, and the Marchant family, all the 
best on his retirement.