[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11352]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO COMMANDER JEFFREY D. VOLTZ

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                          HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 2003

  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding Naval Officer, Commander Jeff Voltz, who has served with 
distinction and dedication for almost two years for the Secretary of 
the Navy, as the Congressional Liaison Officer for Civil Engineering, 
Appropriations Matters Office under the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
(Financial Management and Comptroller). It is a privilege for me to 
recognize his many outstanding achievements and commend him for the 
superb service he has provided to the Department of the Navy, the 
Congress, and our great Nation as a whole.
  During his tenure in the Appropriations Matters Office, which began 
in July of 2001, Commander Voltz has provided members of the House 
Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction as well 
as our professional and personal staffs with timely and accurate 
support regarding Department of Navy plans, programs and budget 
decisions. His valuable contributions have enabled the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction and the Department of the Navy to strengthen its 
close working relationship and to ensure the most modern, well trained 
and well equipped naval forces attainable for the defense of our great 
nation.
  Mr. Speaker, Jeff Voltz and his wife Teri have made many sacrifices 
during his career in the Navy. His distinguished service has 
exemplified honor, courage and commitment. As they depart the 
Appropriations Matters Office to embark on yet another Navy assignment 
in the service of a grateful nation, I call upon my colleagues to wish 
them both every success and the traditional Navy send-off ``fair winds 
and following seas.''

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