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NEGLECTED RESPONSIBILITIES: THE U.S. RESPONSE TO THE IRAQI REFUGEE CRISIS
ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY VIOLATIONS IN RUSSIAN-OCCUPIED CRIMEA
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![Cover of RULES OF PROCEDURE of the COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES 107TH CONGRESS 2001-2002 [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#13 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Budget U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 72-170 WASHINGTON : 2001 COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET JIM NUSSLE, Iowa, Chairman JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South Vice Chairman Carolina, PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan Ranking Minority Member Vice Chairman JIM McDERMOTT, Washington CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota KEN BENTSEN, Texas VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee JIM DAVIS, Florida MAC THORNBERRY, Texas EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina JIM RYUN, Kansas DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina MAC COLLINS, Georgia GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin ERNIE FLETCHER, Kentucky BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee GARY G. MILLER, California JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia PAT TOOMEY, Pennsylvania DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon WES WATKINS, Oklahoma TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin DOC HASTINGS, Washington CAROLYN McCARTHY, New York JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California DENNIS MOORE, Kansas ROB PORTMAN, Ohio MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts RAY LaHOOD, Illinois MICHAEL M. HONDA, California KAY GRANGER, Texas JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL III, EDWARD SCHROCK, Virginia Pennsylvania JOHN CULBERSON, Texas RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey HENRY E. BROWN, Jr., South Carolina JIM MATHESON, Utah ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida ADAM PUTNAM, Florida MARK KIRK, Illinois Professional Staff Rich Meade, Chief of Staff Thomas S. Kahn, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel C O N T E N T S General Applicability Page 1. Applicability of House Rules................................. 1 Meetings 2. Regular meetings............................................. 1 3. Additional and special meetings.............................. 1 4. Open business meetings....................................... 1 5. Quorums...................................................... 1 6. Recognition.................................................. 2 7. Consideration of business.................................... 2 8. Availability of legislation.................................. 2 9. Procedure for consideration of budget resolution............. 2 10. Rollcall votes............................................... 2 Hearings 11. Announcement of hearings..................................... 2 12. Open hearings................................................ 3 13. Quorums...................................................... 3 14. Time for questioning witnesses............................... 3 15. Subpoenas and oaths.......................................... 3 16. Witnesses' statements........................................ 3 Prints and Publications 17. Committee prints............................................. 4 18. Committee publications on the Internet....................... 4 Staff 19. Committee staff.............................................. 4 20. Staff supervision............................................ 4 Records 21. Preparation and maintenance of committee records............. 5 22. Access to committee records.................................. 5 Oversight 23. General oversight............................................ 5 Reports 24. Availability before filing................................... 6 25. Report on the budget resolution.............................. 6 26. Parliamentarian's Status Report and Section 302 Status Report 6 27. Activity report.............................................. 7 Miscellaneous 28. Broadcasting of meetings and hearings........................ 7 29. Appointment of conferees..................................... 7 30. Waivers...................................................... 7 General Applicability Rule 1](https://archive.org/services/img/gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-107hhrg72170)
RULES OF PROCEDURE of the COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES 107TH CONGRESS 2001-2002 [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#13 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Budget U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 72-170 WASHINGTON : 2001 COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET JIM NUSSLE, Iowa, Chairman JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South Vice Chairman Carolina, PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan Ranking Minority Member Vice Chairman JIM McDERMOTT, Washington CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota KEN BENTSEN, Texas VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee JIM DAVIS, Florida MAC THORNBERRY, Texas EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina JIM RYUN, Kansas DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina MAC COLLINS, Georgia GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin ERNIE FLETCHER, Kentucky BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee GARY G. MILLER, California JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia PAT TOOMEY, Pennsylvania DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon WES WATKINS, Oklahoma TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin DOC HASTINGS, Washington CAROLYN McCARTHY, New York JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California DENNIS MOORE, Kansas ROB PORTMAN, Ohio MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts RAY LaHOOD, Illinois MICHAEL M. HONDA, California KAY GRANGER, Texas JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL III, EDWARD SCHROCK, Virginia Pennsylvania JOHN CULBERSON, Texas RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey HENRY E. BROWN, Jr., South Carolina JIM MATHESON, Utah ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida ADAM PUTNAM, Florida MARK KIRK, Illinois Professional Staff Rich Meade, Chief of Staff Thomas S. Kahn, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel C O N T E N T S General Applicability Page 1. Applicability of House Rules................................. 1 Meetings 2. Regular meetings............................................. 1 3. Additional and special meetings.............................. 1 4. Open business meetings....................................... 1 5. Quorums...................................................... 1 6. Recognition.................................................. 2 7. Consideration of business.................................... 2 8. Availability of legislation.................................. 2 9. Procedure for consideration of budget resolution............. 2 10. Rollcall votes............................................... 2 Hearings 11. Announcement of hearings..................................... 2 12. Open hearings................................................ 3 13. Quorums...................................................... 3 14. Time for questioning witnesses............................... 3 15. Subpoenas and oaths.......................................... 3 16. Witnesses' statements........................................ 3 Prints and Publications 17. Committee prints............................................. 4 18. Committee publications on the Internet....................... 4 Staff 19. Committee staff.............................................. 4 20. Staff supervision............................................ 4 Records 21. Preparation and maintenance of committee records............. 5 22. Access to committee records.................................. 5 Oversight 23. General oversight............................................ 5 Reports 24. Availability before filing................................... 6 25. Report on the budget resolution.............................. 6 26. Parliamentarian's Status Report and Section 302 Status Report 6 27. Activity report.............................................. 7 Miscellaneous 28. Broadcasting of meetings and hearings........................ 7 29. Appointment of conferees..................................... 7 30. Waivers...................................................... 7 General Applicability Rule 1
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TEACHING AND LEARNING TIBETAN: THE ROLE OF THE TIBETAN LANGUAGE IN TIBET'S FUTURE
THE EXTENSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS MANDATE FOR IRAQ: IS THE IRAQI PARLIAMENT BEING IGNORED?
![Cover of TRIBUTES TO HON. EDWARD E. KAUFMAN ? Edward E. Kaufman U.S. SENATOR FROM DELAWARE TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T4812.001 Edward E. Kaufman ? Tributes Delivered in Congress Edward E. Kaufman United States Senator 2009-2010 a ? Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. v Farewell to the Senate................................ ix Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii.................... 17 Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee................. 10 Burris, Roland W., of Illinois................. 9 Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota.................. 14 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois................... 16 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming................... 15 Harkin, Tom, of Iowa........................... 12 Levin, Carl, of Michigan....................... 3 Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island.................... 13 Reid, Harry, of Nevada......................... 8, 11 Stabenow, Debbie, of Michigan.................. 7 Warner, Mark R., of Virginia ............................................... .... 5, 9, 14 BIOGRAPHY Ted was formerly the U.S. Senator from Delaware. He is a senior lecturing fellow at the Duke University Law School. He is cochair of the Delaware STEM Council, serves on the board of directors of the Institute for International Education, the Ministry of Caring, and Children and Families First, the board of trustees of Wesley College, and the University of Delaware Engineering College's Advisory Council. He was the chair of the Congressional Oversight Committee of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Ted arrived in the Senate with significant experience, having served 22 years on the staff of U.S. Senator Joseph Biden, 19 years as chief of staff, and taught about the Congress at the Duke University School of Law and Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy for almost 20 years. He used that experience to his advantage. Less than a month after arriving in the Senate, he introduced the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). The bipartisan legislation, signed into law by President Obama on May 20, 2009, strengthens the tools and increases the resources available to Federal prosecutors to combat financial fraud. Ted remained a leading voice in the financial debate, successfully pushing the Securities and Exchange Commission to strengthen its short selling rules and advance market structure reforms in such areas as high frequency trading. He was extremely active in trying to solve the problem of financial institutions deemed ''too- big-to-fail,'' calling for a reimposition of the Glass- Steagall Act, which would separate commercial and investment banking activities. Along with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ted in April introduced the SAFE Banking Act of 2010, which would cap the size of banks based on their assets and liabilities. His provisions on health care fraud enforcement, which expanded the Government's capacity to investigate waste, fraud, and abuse in government and private health care, were included in the historic health care bill. Initially appointed to two committees](https://archive.org/services/img/gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-111shrg64812)
TRIBUTES TO HON. EDWARD E. KAUFMAN ? Edward E. Kaufman U.S. SENATOR FROM DELAWARE TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T4812.001 Edward E. Kaufman ? Tributes Delivered in Congress Edward E. Kaufman United States Senator 2009-2010 a ? Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. v Farewell to the Senate................................ ix Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii.................... 17 Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee................. 10 Burris, Roland W., of Illinois................. 9 Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota.................. 14 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois................... 16 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming................... 15 Harkin, Tom, of Iowa........................... 12 Levin, Carl, of Michigan....................... 3 Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island.................... 13 Reid, Harry, of Nevada......................... 8, 11 Stabenow, Debbie, of Michigan.................. 7 Warner, Mark R., of Virginia ............................................... .... 5, 9, 14 BIOGRAPHY Ted was formerly the U.S. Senator from Delaware. He is a senior lecturing fellow at the Duke University Law School. He is cochair of the Delaware STEM Council, serves on the board of directors of the Institute for International Education, the Ministry of Caring, and Children and Families First, the board of trustees of Wesley College, and the University of Delaware Engineering College's Advisory Council. He was the chair of the Congressional Oversight Committee of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Ted arrived in the Senate with significant experience, having served 22 years on the staff of U.S. Senator Joseph Biden, 19 years as chief of staff, and taught about the Congress at the Duke University School of Law and Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy for almost 20 years. He used that experience to his advantage. Less than a month after arriving in the Senate, he introduced the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). The bipartisan legislation, signed into law by President Obama on May 20, 2009, strengthens the tools and increases the resources available to Federal prosecutors to combat financial fraud. Ted remained a leading voice in the financial debate, successfully pushing the Securities and Exchange Commission to strengthen its short selling rules and advance market structure reforms in such areas as high frequency trading. He was extremely active in trying to solve the problem of financial institutions deemed ''too- big-to-fail,'' calling for a reimposition of the Glass- Steagall Act, which would separate commercial and investment banking activities. Along with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ted in April introduced the SAFE Banking Act of 2010, which would cap the size of banks based on their assets and liabilities. His provisions on health care fraud enforcement, which expanded the Government's capacity to investigate waste, fraud, and abuse in government and private health care, were included in the historic health care bill. Initially appointed to two committees
![Cover of TRIBUTES TO HON. EVAN BAYH Evan Bayh U.S. SENATOR FROM INDIANA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T4800.001 Evan Bayh ? Tributes Delivered in Congress Evan Bayh United States Senator 1999-2011 a ? Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. v Farewell to the Senate................................ vii Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii.................... 12 Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee................. 3 Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota.................. 7 Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut........... 11 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois................... 11 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming................... 9 Harkin, Tom, of Iowa........................... 14 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah....................... 13 Landrieu, Mary L., of Louisiana................ 7 Levin, Carl, of Michigan....................... 8 Murkowski, Lisa, of Alaska..................... 18 Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, of Nevada......................... 5, 6 Snowe, Olympia J., of Maine.................... 16 Warner, Mark R., of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY U.S. Senator Evan Bayh is focused on providing hard- working Hoosier families with the tools and opportunities they need to succeed today. From his work to help stimulate the economy by creating jobs and growing small businesses to his fight to keep a college education within the reach of all Hoosiers, Senator Bayh continues to break through the partisan gridlock of Washington to help more Hoosiers make a better life for themselves and their children. His commitment to making real progress instead of participating in political showdowns has set Senator Bayh apart as a leader on a wide range of important issues facing the Nation. Elected to his second term in November 2004, Senator Bayh has proven he is ''more concerned with reflecting what he believes is right for Indiana citizens than with playing to the Beltway crowd,'' says the Indianapolis Star. His signature legislative efforts are aimed at strengthening our national security, creating more jobs through the growth of small businesses, protecting American workers from unfair trade practices, encouraging responsible fatherhood, and providing tax-relief for families struggling with the rising costs of college, retirement, and the long-term care of a loved one. Senator Bayh has taken the lead in providing our troops with the armored vehicles they need and has visited Iraq and Afghanistan several times for a firsthand look at the progress on the ground. He has also led the fight to cut through the mire of bureaucracy to ensure our Nation's wounded soldiers receive the high quality care they need and deserve. Evan Bayh served on six Senate Committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, for which he was the chairman of the Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance; Armed Services, for which he was the chairman on Readiness and Management Support; Energy and Natural Resources; the Select Committee on Intelligence; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and the Special Committee on Aging. While some have been content to let partisanship continue to threaten progress on the Nation's most pressing issues, Evan Bayh has continued to look for ways to build consensus and do what's right for Americans. In January 2005, he spearheaded the creation of the Third Way, an organization focused on commonsense legislative solutions on issues that would otherwise remain bogged down in political turf wars. Senator Bayh also served for more than 4 years as chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, which offers support to elected officials and community leaders who take a progressive approach to the issues facing the country. Before his election to the Senate, Evan Bayh was elected in 1988 to the first of two terms as Governor of Indiana, where he established the State as one of the strongest, most financially secure economies in the Nation. ''Mr. Bayh's record,'' reported the Wall Street Journal in 1992, ''is one of a genuinely fiscally conservative Democrat.'' Stressing fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, job creation, and lean government, Bayh's list of achievements include 8 years without raising taxes; the greatest single tax cut and largest budget surplus in State history; national leadership in moving people from welfare to work; more dollars for schools every year; high academic standards and new college opportunities for all, including low-income students; more than 350,000 new jobs; tougher laws on crime; and improved environmental quality. Evan Bayh was born in Shirkieville, IN. He graduated with honors in business economics from Indiana University in 1978, and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1981. After clerking for a Federal court judge and entering private law practice in Indianapolis, he was elected Indiana's secretary of state in 1986, the first of his five statewide victories. Senator Bayh counts as his most important role and greatest responsibility a position he assumed in November 1995: proud father of twin sons Beau and Nick](https://archive.org/services/img/gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-111shrg64800)
TRIBUTES TO HON. EVAN BAYH Evan Bayh U.S. SENATOR FROM INDIANA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T4800.001 Evan Bayh ? Tributes Delivered in Congress Evan Bayh United States Senator 1999-2011 a ? Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. v Farewell to the Senate................................ vii Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii.................... 12 Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee................. 3 Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota.................. 7 Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut........... 11 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois................... 11 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming................... 9 Harkin, Tom, of Iowa........................... 14 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah....................... 13 Landrieu, Mary L., of Louisiana................ 7 Levin, Carl, of Michigan....................... 8 Murkowski, Lisa, of Alaska..................... 18 Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, of Nevada......................... 5, 6 Snowe, Olympia J., of Maine.................... 16 Warner, Mark R., of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY U.S. Senator Evan Bayh is focused on providing hard- working Hoosier families with the tools and opportunities they need to succeed today. From his work to help stimulate the economy by creating jobs and growing small businesses to his fight to keep a college education within the reach of all Hoosiers, Senator Bayh continues to break through the partisan gridlock of Washington to help more Hoosiers make a better life for themselves and their children. His commitment to making real progress instead of participating in political showdowns has set Senator Bayh apart as a leader on a wide range of important issues facing the Nation. Elected to his second term in November 2004, Senator Bayh has proven he is ''more concerned with reflecting what he believes is right for Indiana citizens than with playing to the Beltway crowd,'' says the Indianapolis Star. His signature legislative efforts are aimed at strengthening our national security, creating more jobs through the growth of small businesses, protecting American workers from unfair trade practices, encouraging responsible fatherhood, and providing tax-relief for families struggling with the rising costs of college, retirement, and the long-term care of a loved one. Senator Bayh has taken the lead in providing our troops with the armored vehicles they need and has visited Iraq and Afghanistan several times for a firsthand look at the progress on the ground. He has also led the fight to cut through the mire of bureaucracy to ensure our Nation's wounded soldiers receive the high quality care they need and deserve. Evan Bayh served on six Senate Committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, for which he was the chairman of the Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance; Armed Services, for which he was the chairman on Readiness and Management Support; Energy and Natural Resources; the Select Committee on Intelligence; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and the Special Committee on Aging. While some have been content to let partisanship continue to threaten progress on the Nation's most pressing issues, Evan Bayh has continued to look for ways to build consensus and do what's right for Americans. In January 2005, he spearheaded the creation of the Third Way, an organization focused on commonsense legislative solutions on issues that would otherwise remain bogged down in political turf wars. Senator Bayh also served for more than 4 years as chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, which offers support to elected officials and community leaders who take a progressive approach to the issues facing the country. Before his election to the Senate, Evan Bayh was elected in 1988 to the first of two terms as Governor of Indiana, where he established the State as one of the strongest, most financially secure economies in the Nation. ''Mr. Bayh's record,'' reported the Wall Street Journal in 1992, ''is one of a genuinely fiscally conservative Democrat.'' Stressing fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, job creation, and lean government, Bayh's list of achievements include 8 years without raising taxes; the greatest single tax cut and largest budget surplus in State history; national leadership in moving people from welfare to work; more dollars for schools every year; high academic standards and new college opportunities for all, including low-income students; more than 350,000 new jobs; tougher laws on crime; and improved environmental quality. Evan Bayh was born in Shirkieville, IN. He graduated with honors in business economics from Indiana University in 1978, and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1981. After clerking for a Federal court judge and entering private law practice in Indianapolis, he was elected Indiana's secretary of state in 1986, the first of his five statewide victories. Senator Bayh counts as his most important role and greatest responsibility a position he assumed in November 1995: proud father of twin sons Beau and Nick
![Cover of TRIBUTES TO HON. GEORGE S. LeMIEUX George S. LeMieux U.S. SENATOR FROM FLORIDA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? George S. LeMieux ? Tributes Delivered in Congress George S. LeMieux United States Senator 2009-2011 a ? Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. v Farewell to the Senate................................ vii Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee................. 3 Bunning, Jim, of Kentucky...................... 12 Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota.................. 5 Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut........... 8 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois................... 8 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming................... 6 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah....................... 11 McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky.................. 9 Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, of Nevada......................... 4 Warner, Mark R., of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY Senator George Stephen LeMieux was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on May 21, 1969, the only child of George and Karen LeMieux, a building contractor and secretary to the company. He grew up in Coral Springs, FL, and graduated in 1987 from Coral Springs High School. George LeMieux graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa in 1991 from Emory University, where he majored in political science. He was selected by his peers to address the graduating class as senior class orator. While earning his college degree, he interned for Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. and U.S. Senator Connie Mack III. After college, George LeMieux went on to earn his J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1994. At Georgetown he received the Vincent G. Panati Award as the graduate with the highest GPA in criminal law courses. After law school, he joined Gunster, a prominent Florida law firm, resident in the firm's Ft. Lauderdale office. George LeMieux and his wife, the former Meike Sigrid Detassis, are the parents of four children: George Maximilian, Taylor Franz, Chase Karlyle, and Madeleine Meike. Max, Taylor, and Chase were born in Tallahassee, FL. Madeleine was born in Washington, DC, while George LeMieux served in the Senate. Inspired by President Ronald Reagan, George LeMieux became active in Republican Party politics at a young age, culminating in his election as chairman of the Broward County Republican Party in 2000. In 2002 George LeMieux resigned his position with the Republican Party to serve as deputy attorney general for the State of Florida. During his time in the attorney general's office, George LeMieux helped lead an agency of more than 400 attorneys. In 2004, on behalf of the people of Florida, he successfully argued a death penalty case, Florida v. Nixon, before the U.S. Supreme Court, where he obtained a unanimous reversal of the decision by the Supreme Court of Florida. In 2006 George LeMieux managed a successful gubernatorial campaign and in 2007 became chief of staff to Governor Charlie Crist. In his year serving as chief of staff, he oversaw the executive office of the Governor including the Governor's legislative agenda, policy initiatives, and the management of the agencies that reported to the Governor. In 2008 George returned to the Gunster law firm and was selected by his colleagues to serve as chairman of the firm. In summer 2009, he was called back into public service when Senator Mel Martinez retired before the end of his term. On September 10, 2010 George LeMieux was sworn in as Florida's 34th U.S. Senator, and at the age of 41, was the youngest U.S. Senator then serving. During his time in the Senate, George LeMieux was an active member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Commerce Committee, and the Special Committee on Aging. In the Senate, he made the debt and deficit his primary focus. He introduced a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and opposed wasteful earmark spending, helping to lead the effort to ban all earmarks in the 111th Congress. While in the Senate, George LeMieux proposed the ''2007 Solution,'' a plan to eliminate the deficit by 2013 and cut the national debt nearly in half by 2020. He also saw several of his legislative priorities signed into law, including Medicare antifraud legislation, an export promotion act, tax relief and lending assistance for small businesses, and elimination of the monopoly given to rating agencies to determine the creditworthiness of securities. George LeMieux also successfully offered an amendment to the resolution of ratification to the New START Treaty with Russia, requiring the President to seek negotiations with Russia to secure and reduce tactical nuclear weapons in a verifiable manner. For his efforts, George LeMieux received several recognitions including the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Tax Fighter Award by the National Tax Limitation Committee, the Friend of the Family Award by the Christian Family Coalition, the Guardian of Small Business Award by the National Federation of Independent Business, and twice received the Taxpayer Hero Award by Citizens Against Government Waste. In his farewell speech to the U.S. Senate, George LeMieux described his service in the Senate as the ''honor of his life,'' and quoting President Theodore Roosevelt, said serving in the Senate allowed him to enjoy one of the greatest gifts life has to offer, the opportunity to ''work hard at work worth doing.'' Farewell to the Senate Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Mr. LeMIEUX. Madam President, I rise to pay tribute to the body with which I have had the privilege of serving for the past 15 months. Being a U.S. Senator, representing 18\1/2\ million Floridians, has been the privilege of my lifetime, and now that privilege is coming to an end. As I stand on the floor of the Senate to address my colleagues this one last time, I am both humbled and grateful, humbled by this tremendous institution, by its work, and by the statesmen I have had the opportunity to serve with, who I knew only from afar but now am grateful that I can call those same men and women my colleagues. No endeavor worth doing is done alone. And my time here is no exception. In the past 16 months, I have asked the folks who worked with me to try to get 6 years of service out of that time, and they have worked tirelessly to achieve that goal. My chief of staff Kerry Feehery, my deputy chief of staff Vivian Myrtetus, my State director Carlos Curbelo, Ben Moncrief, Michael Zehy, Ken Lundberg, Melissa Hernandez, Maureen Jaeger, Danielle Joos, Brian Walsh, Frank Walker, Spencer Wayne, Vennia Francois, Victor Cervino, Taylor Booth, and many others have made our time here worthwhile, and I thank all of them. I especially thank Vivian and Maureen who left their families and gave up precious time with their children to come to Washington to support me in these efforts. I am also thankful to the people who work in our State office. Time and time again when I travel around Florida I am greeted by people who have received such a warm reception from the men and women who serve us in Florida and help people deal with problems with the Federal Government. I am grateful for their work. Senator McConnell has provided me with opportunities beyond my expectations. He is a great leader, and I am grateful to him. Senators Alexander, Burr, Cornyn, Kyl, McCain, Corker, and many others have taken me under their wings and mentored me, and I am appreciative of them. Chairmen Rockefeller and Levin, we have had the opportunity to do great work together in your committees. I thank you for that. Senators Cantwell, Klobuchar, Landrieu, Whitehouse, and Baucus, we have worked together in a commonsense way to pass legislation that is good for the American people, and I am appreciative of your efforts. Senator Mel Martinez, who ably held the seat before me, has been generous in his advice and counsel. Senator Nelson and his wife Grace have been warm and welcomed Meike and me to Washington. I am thankful for your courtesy. I thank Governor Crist. He has afforded me tremendous opportunities for public service, and I am grateful. I want to say a special thank you to my parents. My grandfather, in 1951, drove his 1949 Pontiac from Waterbury, CT, to Fort Lauderdale, FL, with his wife and five kids piled in the back. He didn't know anybody. He didn't have a job. But he went there to make a better life for his family. He worked in the trades, in construction. He built houses and he taught my father the same thing. And as my father worked in the hot Florida sun, his ambition for his son was that he would one day get to work in air-conditioning. I have achieved that goal and so much more because of their sacrifice. Mom and Dad didn't go to college but they sent me to college and law school, and I will be forever grateful for what they have done for me. My most heartfelt appreciation goes to my wife Meike. When I learned of this appointment, I met her at the door of our home in Tallahassee and she was crying. She was not just crying because she was happy; she was crying because she was worried. At the time we had three small sons](https://archive.org/services/img/gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-111shrg64813)