[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8215]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RETIREMENT OF ROBERT E. RIVERS

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 2013

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise today to honor 
Robert E. Rivers for his long-standing service in the Georgia House of 
Representatives. On August 1, he will celebrate his retirement from his 
role as Clerk after 21 years of dutiful service to lawmakers and 
citizens.
   In this position, Rivers is the official custodian of all bills, 
resolutions, records, and documents filed in the general assembly. He 
and his staff were tasked with providing government transparency by 
keeping an accurate record of daily proceedings for Georgia's citizens, 
and serving as the Georgia Speaker's chief parliamentary procedure 
advisor.
   During my tenure as a State Senator, I came to personally know 
Rivers as a true gentleman who treats his role with the utmost regard 
for his duty and respect for the history of the Capitol grounds. 
Throughout his career, he has served as a gracious host to the Capitol 
for thousands of Georgia citizens and will be a dearly missed 
personality in the general assembly.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of lawmakers everywhere, I would like to 
extend my deepest thanks to Robert Rivers for devoting himself to the 
integrity and prestige of the Georgia House of Representatives. I wish 
him a happy--and well-deserved--retirement.

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