[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 24338]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       ON THE RETIREMENT OF WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY TONY SNOW

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last week Tony Snow 
stepped down as White House press secretary. Mr. Snow, a graduate of 
Davidson College in North Carolina, has served the President and his 
Nation with distinction, and I wish to thank him for his hard work and 
dedication.
  As a speech writer in the first Bush administration and as a 
television and radio personality, Tony established a reputation for 
common sense and measured thinking. As White House press secretary, he 
has led a professional team of communications personnel during a time 
when our country faces many difficult challenges. President Bush could 
not have asked for a stronger spokesperson. His forthright and genuine 
approach to his job has earned Tony Snow the respect and admiration of 
his peers in the political arena as well as the media. We wish him and 
his family much health and happiness as they embark upon the next 
chapter of their lives.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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