Cliff Stearns: “Thank you, Connie, very much for that report, and thank you also for the continued leadership that you have provided for…”

“Thank you, Connie, very much for that report, and thank you also for the continued leadership that you have provided for the former Members of Congress. Your counsel is always appreciated and is invaluable. I now will lead to another former president of our Association, Dennis Hertel of Michigan. Dennis, along with former Member Ken Kramer, has been the driving force behind a program that is incredibly near and dear to our hearts: our efforts to help severely wounded veterans returning from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. We do so via our annual charity golf tournament called The Members-- to avoid any confusion with The Masters--and we really have had a tremendous impact. Dennis.”