House Proceeding 02-06-07 on Feb 6th, 2007 :: 2:24:27 to 2:28:12
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Speech By: Kevin McCarthy

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Kevin McCarthy: of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. clyburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i, too, offer my congratulations to those

2:24:27 to 2:24:49( Edit History Discussion )

James E. Clyburn: who have done so well, miss karen haas and mr. jay eagen in their duties and responsibilities to all of us as members of this body. i'm a little bit interested in some of the convenient memory

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Speech By: James E. Clyburn

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James E. Clyburn: that's taken place here. i happen to recall, mr. speaker, that in 1995, we had a c.e.o. appointed, and of course i was a member of the bipartisan group that was selected by this body to hire

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James E. Clyburn: mr. eagen. i was one of the ones who interviewed him as well as others and was one of the ones that decided to put him to be in the capacity that he is in. and so i just want to say to my

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James E. Clyburn: friends on the other side that we hired mr. eagen to clean up a mess that was not created by those who were in power. it was created by the gentleman who took the office in 1995. so i would

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James E. Clyburn: want us to be careful about how we recall the history of this because that's the way all of this developed when i was on that group that helped to clean it up to hire mr. eagen. he has done

2:25:47 to 2:26:03( Edit History Discussion )

James E. Clyburn: a professional job, and i wanted to thank him for that. i, too, have met with mr. beard, and i have known miss lorraine miller for a long, long time. i think she is an excellent choice. i

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James E. Clyburn: think she is going to do great work for this, and i join in those who see this as a history-making, and i think marble ceiling shattering appointment. but when i met with mr. beard, i said

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James E. Clyburn: to him that i recognize his professional background. . i also said to him i had one wish of him. that he carry out his duties and responsibilities in a professional manner. but i said to him

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James E. Clyburn: when i spoke with him that this is my first elective job. i have been director or manager of something all of my life before coming here. one of the things i learned as a manager is that you

2:26:52 to 2:27:08( Edit History Discussion )

James E. Clyburn: have to try to balance efficiency and effectiveness. in order to do the work of this body, i want all of those people who assume positions to be efficient. i also would like to see the work

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James E. Clyburn: done to be effective. to do so we have to, i think, recognize the individual worth that exists in every human being. and there are a lot of people working in and around this building who we

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James E. Clyburn: sometimes don't see. but they come under the purview of the chief administrative officer. so i asked mr. beard to remember as he carried out his duties and responsibilities that we must always

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James E. Clyburn: work to balance out efficiency and effectiveness. so i think they will make good additions to the work here in this body, and i want to thank them for being willing to serve and thank

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James E. Clyburn: the speaker for making this appointment. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman reserve his time or yield back? >> i reserve. mr. ehlers: i'm pleased to yield four minutes to

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Michael C. Burgess: the gentleman from texas, dr. burgess. mr. burgess: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i, too, want to join my colleagues in wishing a fond and reluctant fress to jay eagen

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Speech By: Michael C. Burgess