[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23413]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LEIGH ANN BROWN TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE 
                       ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 21, 2010

  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
service of a valued staff member of the Committee on Science and 
Technology, Leigh Ann Brown. She can best be described as my 'right 
hand' and she has been with me almost as long.
  Leigh Ann has literally worked with me from the beginning of my 
political career. We share the same hometown of Murfreesboro, 
Tennessee. Her work with me actually started as the fortunate result of 
my mother telling me that ``My good friend's daughter is interested in 
politics.'' So in 1984, as a high school senior, she worked on my first 
campaign; and every summer of college she either worked on my campaign 
or as an intern in my office.
  After graduating from Vanderbilt University, she immediately joined 
my Washington, DC staff. And following a period where she lived in 
Missouri, she returned to DC to work on the staff of the Committee on 
Science and Technology.
  I have long been proud of the bipartisan nature of this Committee. 
Leigh Ann exemplifies this even in her home as she is happily married 
to John Cuaderes, the Republican Deputy Staff Director for the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Outside of work, Leigh 
Ann is a dog-lover, a DC restaurant connoisseur, and she enjoys 
traveling.
  Leigh Ann is known among staff as the person who gets things done. 
Throughout her career, staff have consistently relied on her sound 
judgment and thoughtful consideration on a countless number of 
projects. Beginning in 2007, the offices of the Committee on Science 
and Technology were renovated as the first House office space in the 
``Green the Capitol Initiative.'' Leigh Ann managed and oversaw this 
vast project. She also coordinated the transition of our committee to 
the Majority in 2006.
  Leigh Ann has long been a dedicated, loyal, and hard working member 
of my staff I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart for 
everything from volunteering as a teenager on my first campaign to her 
expertise in managing the office for the Committee on Science and 
Technology.
  Leigh Ann, I cannot imagine my time in Congress without your 
steadfast service. I know that all the staff of the Committee on 
Science and Technology wish you well in the next phase of your life. We 
will miss you and cannot replace you.

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