[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16522-16523]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PAYING TRIBUTE TO CHAD CHRISTOFFERSON

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Chad 
Christofferson, who has served my office--and more importantly, the 
American people--with distinction for the past 2 years.
  Chad started in my office as a legislative correspondent in 2004. His 
organizational skills and ability to effectively respond to constituent 
concerns earned him a promotion the following year to the legislative 
staff of the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and 
Agency Organization, which I chair.
  In his current role, Chad has worked on many issues, but particularly 
of note, he has become one of our lead staffers on the Subcommittee's 
health initiatives. He has gained respect among leaders of the 
healthcare community by his quick grasp and thorough knowledge of 
complex health information technology matters that have gone into 
crafting the Federal Family Health Information Technology Act, a bill I 
introduced giving Federal employees electronic access to their own 
health records maintained under the Federal Employee Health Benefits 
Program. This legislation has a simple goal--to save lives by reducing 
medical errors.
  Chad's work has been exemplary, and he is driven by personal devotion 
to integrity and public service. In fact, it is his commitment to 
improving the lives of others and his work on our health information 
technology legislation that led to his recent decision to pursue a 
career in medicine. And so, Chad is heading home to Utah, where this 
fall he will enroll in the school of pharmacology at Brigham Young 
University.
  I have spoken of Chad's dedication and professionalism, which by 
themselves are deserving of thanks and recognition. He will continue to 
be a servant to others by fighting disease and illness, and, in so 
doing will reaffirm the values that make America the land of hope and 
opportunity to the world. I wish him Godspeed.

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