[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 19743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO AMBER AIMAR

  (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great 
American who also happens to be a member of my staff.
  Mr. Speaker, we all know the vital role our staff members play in our 
individual offices and in the U.S. Congress as a whole. My scheduler 
and office manager, Amber Aimar, was instrumental in getting me, a new 
Member, off the ground and running. I found out firsthand that success 
of the first few weeks has a huge impact on the months to follow. We 
succeeded, and it was due in large part to Amber.
  Amber has been essential to me, but her contributions have reached 
far beyond the confines of my office. Numerous times constituents have 
called with an urgent problem; and, because of Amber, they have found a 
solution that saved the day.
  She began her career working with my colleague and friend, Joe Wilson 
from South Carolina. Amber was just as instrumental in South Carolina's 
Second District, and I was very fortunate to get her into the Tennessee 
delegation.
  Amber and her husband, Allen, and their son Alexander are moving to 
Ohio. This move will begin a new chapter in their lives. We wish them 
only the best and look forward to their future success.
  Mr. Speaker, we will all miss them greatly.

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