[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 74 (Monday, May 5, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





      HONORING BILL COX'S DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

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                           HON. JAMIE RASKIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 5, 2025

  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, we rarely take time to recognize the 
hundreds of public servants who, with great diligence, work behind the 
scenes to support this body's work for the American people. It is a 
surpassing honor today to praise my constituent William (Bill) Cox's 
decades of excellent service to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  For more than 43 years, Bill has been one of this chamber's most 
dedicated public servants. He's served with distinction in many 
capacities throughout this institution and for the past 23 years has 
brought his excellent leadership and fastidious attention to detail to 
the Office of the Clerk. On June 5, 2025, Bill will retire from the 
Clerk's Office.
  Bill was born in Fowlerville, Michigan. After graduating from high 
school in 1978, Bill moved to Washington, D.C. He made ends meet by 
working shifts at the Grand Central Station delicatessen in downtown 
Washington until he got his first Capitol Hill job. It was in the 
House's ``folding room,'' where government publications were prepared 
for distribution.
  His hard work quickly led to his next position as a Publications 
Assistant, Data Base Manager, and Systems Administrator for 
Representative Lee Hamilton. During his 12 years serving Representative 
Hamilton and the people of Indiana's Ninth District, Bill was 
instrumental in computerizing the office's operational systems. Under 
his leadership and guidance, the office graduated from a single shared 
printer, monitor and keyboard unit to a 25-user Unix mini-computer 
system. Having found his calling, Bill burned the midnight oil to 
attend night school at the University of Maryland University College. 
In 1990, he earned a bachelor's degree in information systems 
management.
  Three years later, Bill transitioned to serve as an Administrative 
Assistant and then Administrative Director for the House Committee on 
International Relations (now the House Committee on Foreign Affairs). 
In 1998, Bill briefly left the Hill to become the Director of 
Operations for the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
  In 2002, Bill returned to the House to accept the Administrative and 
Technical Support position in the Office of Official Reporters, a 
division within the Office of the Clerk. In this role, Bill has proven 
to be an expert in both the digital and physical systems that enable 
the House of Representatives to function every day. He's been the chief 
IT Specialist processing committee transcripts and the chief 
facilitator for office renovations. He has worked for five Clerks of 
the House: the Honorables Jeff Trandahl, Karen L. Haas, Lorraine C. 
Miller, Cheryl L. Johnson, and now, Kevin F. McCumber.
  Always a family man, Bill is looking forward to his next chapter in 
life with his wife, Toby Long; his son, Charlie and Charlie's wife, 
Carolyn; and his two grandchildren, Simon and Henry. His family is 
counting down the


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  On page E383, May 5, 2025, in the second column, the following 
appeared: Long; his son, Charlie and Charlie's wife, Carloyn; and 
his two grandchildren, Simon and Henry. His family is counting 
down the
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Long; his son, 
Charlie and Charlie's wife, Carolyn; and his two grandchildren, 
Simon and Henry. His family is counting down the


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  days until they get to spend more time with him.Mr. Speaker, on 
behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives, the people of Maryland's 
beautiful Eighth District and the country, I want to thank Bill Cox for 
his wonderful public service. I hope that he will enjoy the rest and 
retirement that he has so fully earned, with the knowledge that he has 
the gratitude and admiration of the Members of the House of 
Representatives.

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