[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 193 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING CLAY PHILLIPS, CHIEF OF STAFF

  (Ms. CASTOR of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my longtime 
chief of staff, Clay Phillips, who is retiring at the end of this 
Congress. I thank him for his tremendous career of public service, 
including 16 years of service in the chief of staff role.
  There are few people in the Tampa area who have not worked with Clay, 
and I am grateful for all the work that he has done to ensure that 
veterans receive the benefits that they have earned to ensure that our 
neighbors were able to stay in their house during the foreclosure 
crisis, all of his work on affordable healthcare, and for social 
justice.
  He was also instrumental in Florida's new statue, the Dr. Mary McLeod 
Bethune statue that all Americans will enjoy seeing. She is the first 
African American in history to represent a State in the National 
Statuary Hall Collection.
  He has always stood up for the voiceless, and as President Kennedy 
encouraged, let public service be a proud and lively career.
  Clay's career was proud and lively. I am grateful he has provided 
selfless service, and I am grateful for his friendship and his devotion 
to our neighbors.

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