[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 24]
[House]
[Pages 32525-32526]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MS. PATRICIA FISHER

  (Mr. MEEKS of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MEEKS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable woman. Ms. Pat Fisher, who is my office manager, who is 
retiring next week after 33 years on the Hill.

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  She came into my office not too long ago and said, You know, I've 
been thinking about it. I served 11 years with your predecessor, Floyd 
Flake, and 11 years with his predecessor, Joe Addabbo, and now 11 years 
with you, and it's time for me to go home to my family.
  And she has done it with such grace and such style. She is indeed a 
treasure and comes here with her father, who served in this House for 
50 years. They love this place.
  But let me tell you that Pat Fisher, she is a time-honored treasure 
who will truly be missed. She has been the gatekeeper for the Sixth 
Congressional District of New York for 33 years. And not only will 
Washington and this House miss her, but the 640,000 people who comprise 
the Sixth Congressional District of New York. We will miss her dearly. 
We wish her well and much success. Our loss will be her husband, Joe's, 
gain, and the rest of her family's: her daughter, her son, and her 
grandchild.
  We wish you all the luck in the world. Thank you for your service to 
this great Nation and to the Sixth Congressional District.

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