[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 147 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. HUGH AUCHINCLOSS

  (Mr. RASKIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, today I am rising to thank and congratulate 
Dr. Hugh Auchincloss who is retiring this month as the longtime 
principal deputy director of the National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases, NIAID, at NIH, and its former acting director.
  Among other extraordinary accomplishments, Dr. Auchincloss' 
leadership at NIAID put U.S. scientists and researchers in a position 
to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, the fastest vaccine program in world 
history, a stunning and successful response to this staggering 
centennial emergency.
  For decades, Dr. Auchincloss has served his patients and our Nation 
with a ferocious work ethic, unshakable integrity, and disarming 
humility and humor.
  It is no exaggeration but rather a plain statement of fact to say 
that all of humanity has benefited from Dr. Auchincloss' devotion to 
the public's health, and I am very proud to be his Congressman.
  I am wishing him, his wife, Dr. Mary McCain, and his children, Kalah, 
Hugh, and my always inspiring colleague, Congressman Jake Auchincloss, 
the very best during this next chapter of his career and his life.

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