[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         COMMENDING FELLOW CONGRESSMAN CHRIS COX OF CALIFORNIA

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend one of our 
colleagues, the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox). Tomorrow he will 
go before the Senate Committee on Financial Services, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs to have his nomination considered for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, and I would like to extend congratulations to him 
and his family. I have every confidence that in his new capacity, Chris 
will do an excellent job.
  Chris has made such a positive and lasting impression during his 
tenure here in the House, and he will be sorely missed.
  Since 1988, Chris has made countless contributions, especially as the 
first chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security. In this capacity, 
he oversaw a momentous and much-needed reorganization of the Nation's 
security authority.
  I feel privileged to have worked with such a distinguished Member of 
Congress, and I wish him continued success in all of his future 
endeavors.

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