[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 20117-20118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATIONS TO LINDA THEIL ON HER RETIREMENT

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Linda Theil on her 
retirement from 33 years of public service as a staff member in the 
House of Representatives.
  When I was just starting my first term in Congress in 1993, Linda 
came to

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my staff. Her expertise and vast knowledge of education policy have 
been invaluable to me as a Member of the House Committee on Education 
and the Workforce. She has worked on legislation, including the Child 
Nutrition Act, the School Breakfast Pilot Program, Head Start, the 
Balancing Act, and Welfare Reform, to name only a few.
  Mr. Speaker, Linda Theil is the role model for what every single 
staff member should be, dedicated, hardworking, caring and devoted. Her 
presence will be missed but not forgotten.
  Thank you, congratulations, and best wishes, Linda.

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