Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to honor Ms. Sandra E. Latta, who is retiring from the Department of the Navy after more than 35 years of faithful civilian service to our Nation, culminating as the Deputy Chief of Legislative Affairs for Strategy and Assessment, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of the Navy. Ms. Latta's contributions to the Department of the Navy have been numerous. Her responsibilities include directing the Department's legislative strategy and directly supporting the President's budget submission and subsequent congressional action on the annual National Defense Authorization Act. As one of two deputies in the Office of Legislative Affairs, and the only civilian to serve in that capacity, Ms. Latta established and executed the overall legislative direction for the Department of the Navy. During her tenure, Ms. Latta provided expert congressional advice to six Secretaries of the Navy and seven Chiefs of Naval Operations as they met with congressional leaders and staff to advance the priorities of the Department of the Navy. Ms. Latta began her Washington career on the staff of U.S. Representative Bill Hefner of North Carolina, who was a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. During her 14-year tenure with Representative Hefner, Ms. Latta advised the Congressman on a range of policy issues and for 8 of those years served as his press secretary. Prior to her tenure with the Department of the Navy, Ms.…”