Political Quotes

“I rise today to express my appreciation for a dedicated public servant, Mr. Lee J. Lofthus of Maryland, who is retiring after nearly 40 years of public service at the U.S. Department of Justice. Lee received his MBA from American University in 1982 and joined the Department shortly thereafter. Since then, he has served in a number of positions, including the last 16 years as its Assistant Attorney General for Administration, the highest ranking career position at the Department of Justice. In this role, he has been responsible for many duties, including serving as the Department's chief financial officer, leading its financial reporting, annual financial statement, budget formulation and execution, accounting operations, asset forfeiture fund support and debt management support. As Assistant Attorney General, he has also been the Department's chief ethics official while also overseeing its facilities, procurement, human resources, and planning. Lee also served as the Department of Justice career Agency Transition Director for every Presidential transition since 2008. His leadership has been essential to the Department's operations. I know Lee from his role as the top Department of Justice liaison with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.…”