Kendra S. Horn: “all of us who serve in Congress depend heavily on skilled, capable and hardworking staff members to meet the demands of…”

“all of us who serve in Congress depend heavily on skilled, capable and hardworking staff members to meet the demands of committee hearings, floor action and all the other activities of a national legislature. Over the past decade of my service in the House of Representatives, I have been blessed with a strong and effective group of staff members who have helped me meet the needs of both constituents and the Nation. My staff also has helped me engage in vigorous oversight of government programs as a subcommittee chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform. J. Russell George joined my staff in 1995 shortly after Republicans won control of the House and I was appointed to a subcommittee chairmanship. Since that time, Russell has been a key adviser to me and chief aide in directing the subcommittee through hundreds of hearings that investigated every department of the Federal Government. Russell helped me prod executive agencies into a serious and sustained effort to prevent any major breakdowns of government computer systems due to software problems related to the year 2000 changeover. Some called it Y2K. I thank Russell for his dedication and hard work, and I wish him all the very best in what I know will continue to be a very distinguished career in public service.”