{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgE4", "1994-12-20", 103, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO PAT RIESLER", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "FRONTMATTER", "E", "E", "[{\"name\": \"Benjamin A. Gilman\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "140 Cong. Rec. E", "Congressional Record, Volume 140 Issue 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[Congressional Record: December 20, 1994]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]\n\n                         TRIBUTE TO PAT RIESLER\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Tuesday, December 20, 1994\n\n  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Pat Riesler,\nstaff director of the Education and Labor Committee on the occasion of\nher retirement at the end of the 103d Congress.\n  As the ranking Republican on the House Post Office and Civil Service\nCommittee, I had the pleasure of working with Pat for 10 years. During\nthat time, Pat served as deputy staff director and staff director of\nthe House Post Office and Civil Service Committee. Pat was always ready\nand available to meet the needs of all the members of the committee on\nboth sides of the isle. Her political instincts, as well as her\nknowledge of the issues, were always well thought out and professional.\n  Pat Riesler came to Congress 31 years ago, and as Roll Call noted in\nits 1993 article, Pat Riesler was among the elite group of ``Hill\nclimbers.'' She started as a staff assistant and worked her way up to\nher current position as staff director of the Education and Labor\nCommittee.\n  Mr. Speaker, Pat, who has always been pleasant and accommodating, has\ndevoted her entire professional life to Congress, advancing a\nlegislative agenda that was balanced and fair. Pat was especially\ninstrumental in promoting the enactment of such reforms as the Federal\nEmployment Retirement System, changes in the Federal pay statutes, the\nEthics in Government Act, which established the Office of Government\nEthics, and numerous other legislative initiatives that benefited\nFederal and Postal employees.\n  Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate this opportunity to honor the\noutstanding career and contributions Pat Riesler has made to this\ninstitution, and I ask you and my colleagues to join me in wishing Pat\na wonderful life and all the best in her future endeavors.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgE4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 76.23773405794054, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}