[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4667]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                      TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL L. STERN

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                         HON. J. DENNIS HASTERT

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 2004

  Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
express my personal appreciation, and the appreciation of the United 
States House of Representatives, for the service of Michael L. Stern to 
the House as Senior Counsel in the Office of General Counsel. After 
more than 8 years in the Office, Mr. Stern will be moving to the other 
side of the Capitol to become the Deputy Staff Director for the Senate 
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  Mr. Stern has provided invaluable assistance and advice to the House 
and its Members, Officers, and Committees in connection with a broad 
range of legal matters. Many House Committees and Subcommittees, in 
particular, have come to rely on his expertise and guidance in 
connection with their investigative and oversight activities. Mr. Stern 
has brought his litigation skills to bear both in defending Members and 
other House employees and entities in judicial proceedings at the trial 
and appellate levels, and in responding to deposition, trial, grand 
jury, and administrative subpoenas. Over the years, Mr. Stern has also 
played a significant role in safeguarding the legal and institutional 
interests of the House in its interactions with other governmental 
entities.
  I know that Mr. Stern will serve the Senate with the same level of 
distinction with which he served the House. On behalf of the entire 
House of Representatives, I thank him for his many years of service and 
extend to him our very best wishes for his continued success.

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