[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 15 (Friday, January 24, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E69]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING ALAN SLOBODIN

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 24, 2025

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Alan Slobodin for 30 
years of service to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. I am 
proud to join the entire Committee in honoring his significant 
achievement and distinguished career on Capitol Hill.
  Alan, a Bethesda, Maryland resident, graduated from Temple University 
in 1979 and received his JD from George Washington University in 1984. 
After receiving his JD, Alan served in private practice then as counsel 
on the House Committee on the Judiciary. He later became the President 
and General Counsel of the Legal Studies Division of the Washington 
Legal Foundation where he directed activities of legal publication and 
education programs for a major, national, pro-business public interest 
law center and advocated pro-free enterprise legal ideas before federal 
and state judges, Members of Congress, state legislators, the Executive 
Branch, and the media.
  In 1995, Alan began his distinguished career with the House Committee 
on Energy and Commerce where he has proudly served six Republican Full 
Committee Chairs, eight Republican Oversight Subcommittee Chairmen, 
three Republican Ranking Members, and five Republican Subcommittee 
Ranking Members. As Chief Investigative Counsel since 2011, Alan has 
strengthened the public health of our Nation by conducting extensive 
oversight of public health agencies, spearheading scores of hearings, 
and leading many committee investigations into various topics such as 
the COVID-19 pandemic, drug and device safety, the opioid crisis, and 
bioterrorism preparedness among others. In addition, Alan has mentored 
generations of Energy and Commerce Committee staff and earned the 
respect of Members and staff on both sides of the aisle.
  On behalf of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and all the 
past Chairs and Ranking Members of our Committee that Alan has been 
dedicated to assisting; I thank him for his career of service and 
dedication to our Nation and our Committee.

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