On the recordJuly 28, 2015
I would like to take a moment this evening to offer my appreciation and sincere best wishes to Mark Wellman, my chief of staff for the last 4 years, who is leaving us at the end of this week to accept an appointment as a professor of constitutional law at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Mark has superbly served as a congressional staffer for more than two decades--first, with our late colleague, Congressman Paul Gillmor of Ohio; and then, following an earlier tour at West Point, in my office. During all of those years, he has served with distinction in the National Guard, including a tour in Iraq, and has risen to the rank of colonel. He is an outstanding individual, a gentleman of the first order, the world's most loyal Chicago Cubs fan, and a great American. He will be truly missed. Good luck, Mark, and God bless you. ____________________
