[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15333]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING STEVE STANFIELD-SWITZER

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                           HON. HEATH SHULER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2012

  Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor several of the 
volunteers who have served in my District office over the past six 
years while I have been in office. A Member of Congress' most important 
responsibility is to provide excellent constituent services and these 
volunteers have assisted my staff in providing the exceptional 
assistance so many have come to expect from our District team. I take 
great pride in the work that each one has done on my behalf and on 
behalf of everyone in the 11th Congressional District of North 
Carolina.
  These volunteers have always treated our constituents with the utmost 
respect and always made sure their needs were met in a timely fashion. 
I owe a debt of gratitude to each one of them for the support and 
friendship they have shown to me during my years of service in 
Congress.
  Steve Stanfield-Switzer played a valuable role as a volunteer in my 
District office. I could always count on Steve to make sure visitors to 
our District office knew they were respected and recognized. 
Constituents were often comforted by Steve's calm confidence when they 
visited or called in need of critical assistance. Steve showed a 
particular interest in assisting our veterans and became a valuable 
resource to our staff in diagnosing their problems and helping to point 
them in the right direction.
  Steve should be proud of the service he has provided to our District 
and country. It has been an honor to serve with him and as I retire 
from office I wish him the very best in the future. Western North 
Carolina is a better place because of his efforts.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing and 
thanking Steve Stanfield-Switzer for his hard work on behalf of all of 
Western North Carolina and to wish him continued success in his future 
endeavors.

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