[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PAYING TRIBUTE TO ROSALINE COHEN'S DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to a valued member of my staff, Rosaline Cohen, who is retiring 
after more than two decades of exceptional service to the United States 
House of Representatives.
  Since 2007, Rosaline has been the chief Democratic counsel for the 
Committee on Homeland Security, where she has had an enviable track 
record of legislative accomplishments and a reputation for reaching 
bipartisan agreement.
  Rosaline has been a steadfast and strategic partner of mine since I 
was named ranking member of the committee in 2005, and her service has 
spanned some two decades. We are so privileged to have had her.
  Rosaline was working for former Congressman Ken Bentsen of Texas on 
September 11, 2001. When her office was evacuated, Rosaline sheltered 
most of her colleagues in her basement apartment on Capitol Hill.
  Little did she know that 6 years later, in her first year as chief 
counsel of the Homeland Security Committee, Rosaline would spearhead 
House-Senate conference negotiations over legislation I introduced on 
behalf of the Democratic majority to fully implement the 
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. It was called H.R. 1, and we 
thank her for that.
  I know Rosaline's many accomplishments are a source of pride for her 
family. On behalf of the Homeland Security Committee members, past and 
present, the entire committee staff, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Rosaline on her retirement and wishing her all the best 
in the future.

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