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William Ford: “I would like to thank the following staff for their hard work in helping to ensure a strong bill was crafted and moved…”

On the recordMay 12, 1994
I would like to thank the following staff for their hard work in helping to ensure a strong bill was crafted and moved through the Congress expeditiously: On the Education and Labor Committee staff, Alan Lopatin and Kris Gilbert; On the Human Resources Subcommittee, Les Sweeting, Terry Deschler, Dennis Glavin, and Leslie Harris; On the minority staff of the Education and Labor Committee, Lee Cowen, Hans Meeder, Vic Klatt, and Mary Ann Fitzgerald; On the Subcommittee for Select Education and Civil Rights staff, Braden Goetz and Rob MacDonald; On the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education, Tom Kelly and Jeff MacFarland; and On the Energy and Commerce Committee, Lisa Kountoupas, Tom Runge, and Karen Hunsicker. We owe them a debt of gratitude for a job well done.
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William Ford
Democratic · Michigan

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Acknowledging staff contributions to the crafting of a bill during a floor speech.

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