[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E718-E719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BILL ROCKWOOD, JR. TO FLORIDA'S NINTH 
  CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND THE OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE DARREN SOTO

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2023

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, today we recognize Bill Rockwood, Jr. for his 
contributions to Florida's Ninth Congressional District as the office's 
Deputy Legislative Director. During his time in the office, Bill also 
served as the Executive Director of the Future Forum.
  As part of Team Soto, Bill originated and drafted a variety of bills, 
amendments, and appropriations requests with a particular focus on 
issues related to technology, finance, and the environment. Bill worked 
on seven bills that passed the House of Representatives, including 
three that were signed into law; he worked on 25 amendments that passed 
the House of Representatives, including 13 that were signed into law; 
and worked on over 200 report language requests and programmatic 
funding requests that were included in the final FY18-FY23 
appropriation packages.
  Bill is a graduate of Rollins College with an undergraduate degree in 
philosophy, the Crummer School of Business Administration with a 
Masters of Business Administration, and the Georgetown University Law 
Center

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with a Juris Doctorate and a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) in Securities and 
Financial Regulation. Bill also played four-years of collegiate tennis 
and was a professional tennis instructor prior to attending law school.

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