[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25950]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE STAFF OF CONGRESSMAN NICK SMITH

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 20, 2004

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of all of us in 
the United States House of Representatives to pay tribute to several 
individuals who have contributed significantly to the operation and 
success of the 108th Congress of the United States.
  I take this opportunity to especially recognize and thank the members 
of my personal staff for their outstanding work and dedication in 
serving the constituents of the Seventh Congressional District of 
Michigan. I want to commend their exemplary service in helping 
citizens, especially when the federal government bureaucracy was bogged 
down or hadn't addressed the real needs of the people. I praise my 
staff for their efforts to analyze and develop legislation that will 
make our country stronger and better in the future.
  The individuals I pay tribute to today are: Keith Brown, Jennifer 
Burg, Dan Byers, Mary Christ, Soren Dayton, David Finger, Alan Knapp, 
Ruth Mayday, Greg Moore, Ammani Nagesh, Jared Page, David Rawson, Lindy 
Salem, Peter Saling, Kurt Schmautz, Ed Sharkey, Heather Smith, 
Priscilla Smith, Lee VanWychen, and Wendy Wieringa, and Gary Wolfram.
  I applaud my staff's commitment to serving the people of this great 
nation and I extend my heartfelt thanks to them for their insight and 
hard work. It is individuals such as these that make members of 
Congress successful, enabling us to perform and serve in the best 
possible manner. On behalf of the United States Congress, I wish each 
of them the very best and every success in all their future endeavors.

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