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Bill Archer: Let me add my comments about the service that Mary Jane Wignot has had in helping our committee work through so many…

On the recordSeptember 25, 1998
Let me add my comments about the service that Mary Jane Wignot has had in helping our committee work through so many trade issues for so many years. I think from almost the first time that I can remember trade deliberation on the Committee on Ways and Means, I looked out at the witness table and there Mary Jane was. And she always gave professional information that was always, at least in my memory, accurate, and helped us get through many, many trade issues over the years. It is people who are so dedicated, who work such long hours and who do so on a nonpartisan, professional basis that make this Congress a truly enjoyable and fulfilling place to serve. So, Mary Jane, I wish you well. We are losing a great resource when you leave. But I know that you will go on to help some other organization or many other people the rest of your life. Good luck.
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Bill Archer
Texas

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Recognizing the contributions of Mary Jane Wignot to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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