[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING HAYDEN ROGERS

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                           HON. HEATH SHULER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 16, 2012

  Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the members of my 
Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past six years 
while I have been in office. A Member of Congress' most important 
responsibility is to provide exceptional constituent services and my 
team is second to none in providing the best assistance to all in our 
District. My Washington, D.C. office is also tasked with researching, 
processing, analyzing, and making recommendations on an infinite number 
of reports, policies, and legislation. I could not ask for a more 
talented or dedicated team, and I take great pride in the work that 
each staff member has done not only on my behalf, but also on behalf of 
the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina and the United 
States.
  My team has shown a strong sense of dedication to meeting the needs 
of our constituency. I owe a debt of gratitude to each one of them for 
the support and friendship they have shown me during my six years of 
service in the Congress.
  Hayden Rogers has been my closest advisor and most trusted confidant 
from the very beginning of our first campaign in 2006. He has 
successfully led my team through three campaigns and three sessions of 
Congress.
  Hayden is from Robbinsville, North Carolina, in the next county over 
from where I grew up. Throughout his time as my Chief of Staff and 
Campaign Manager, Hayden remained true to the values we learned growing 
up in the mountains and could always be depended on as the voice of 
reason. Moreover, Hayden is without question one of the most 
intelligent and skillful professional and entrepreneurial individuals I 
have had the pleasure of working with. All who meet him make a friend 
of him, and I consider it a privilege to call him one of my closest and 
dearest friends.
  A loyal, honorable and steadfast companion, Hayden has been there for 
the good times and the bad and right at my side through our toughest 
battles. If not for Hayden, I would not have been able to achieve all 
that I had during my three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. 
I am incredibly grateful for the leadership he has provided me, and I 
look forward to many more years of continued friendship.
  Hayden 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 and I will cherish 
the memories of serving with Hayden and the team by my side.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing and 
thanking Hayden Rogers 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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