[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17924-17925]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1015
              CONGRATULATING FORMER CONGRESSMAN JIM NUSSLE

  (Mr. LATHAM asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)

[[Page 17925]]


  Mr. LATHAM. I thank the Speaker for the opportunity to speak this 
morning.
  I want to congratulate my good friend, former colleague from Iowa, 
Jim Nussle, on the unveiling of his portrait today and I would 
encourage all of his former colleagues to attend that ceremony at 4 
o'clock this afternoon in 210 in the Cannon House Office Building.
  Jim Nussle was a tireless advocate for the future of this country, 
and through the Budget Committee that he chaired for 6 years, did an 
outstanding job of fighting for the next generation to understand that 
the entitlement programs that are going to really cause devastation in 
our budgets in the future should be addressed, and fought tirelessly 
for the next generation.
  As we all know, Jim Nussle has been nominated to be the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget. There is no one better qualified 
than Jim Nussle, that has the skill to do this job, that has the budget 
knowledge. Jim Nussle is the most knowledgeable person we could 
possibly have in that position. He'll be a tireless advocate for a 
balanced budget, someone that can work across the aisle, as he did on 
the Budget Committee. And the comments from the ranking member last 
year really indicate how well Jim Nussle will work for our country and 
to lead our Nation and to manage this enormous government that we have.
  So let's commend Jim Nussle, show up for the unveiling and really be 
advocates for him to continue his service for the country.

                          ____________________