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Porter Goss: “I too would like to congratulate my ranking member and the members of the staff on both sides of the aisle. Normally I…”

On the recordJune 26, 2003
I too would like to congratulate my ranking member and the members of the staff on both sides of the aisle. Normally I would name all those staff. This year I am just going to point to one individual who really was the architect of the bill for the majority, put it together, did the hard work as he always does. He does the budget number and he understands the programs. His name is Mike Meermans. In addition to the spectacular work he did for us in a bipartisan and a thoroughly professional way, Mr. Meermans and his family had a sudden and significant illness in the family. We wish his family well and we wish his son Godspeed, full and complete recovery.
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Porter Goss
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Recognizing staff contributions and addressing a family health issue during a speech on the bill.

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