[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO MS. PATRICIA ``PATTIE'' COUGHLAN

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2007

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Ms. Patricia ``Pattie'' Coughlan upon her receipt of the Wayne 11th 
Congressional District Republican Committee's 2007 Lifetime Achievement 
Award.
  Throughout her career, Ms. Coughlan has dedicated herself to 
bettering our community. As an active member of the Suburban Republican 
Women's Club since 1985, she has assisted in the election of qualified 
and capable leaders--with perhaps one notable Congressional exception 
currently serving--to public office at the local, county, state, and 
federal levels. She is credited with the creation of the redoubtable 
and renowned Suburban Republican Women's Club newsletter, for which she 
is currently the Editor-in-Chief.
  Ms. Coughlan has also served in various senior leadership positions 
of the Club, in which she has promoted the ideas and principles of 
fiscal responsibility, equal opportunity, and responsive governance. 
Through her devotion to Republican principles, Patti continues to 
ennoble and enlighten our world.
  Madam Speaker, Ms. Coughlan's legendary dedication to the founding 
principles of our great democracy and her tireless efforts to 
perpetuate America's revolutionary experiment in human freedom are an 
inspiration to all. Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring 
Ms. Patricia ``Pattie'' Coughlan upon her receipt of the 2007 Lifetime 
Achievement Award and in recognizing her selfless service to our 
community and our country.

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