Recognizing Philip D. Hamner on His Departure

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Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I rise as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee to congratulate Philip D. Hamner on his 27 years of service to our Nation upon his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mr. Hamner began his tenure with the Office of Finance of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House as an Accounting Supervisor in 1995. Since 2011, he has been serving as CAO's Director of Accounting. With outstanding work ethic and expert knowledge of the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL), Mr. Hamner has been at the helm of House accounting since he joined the House staff, previously serving as Systems Accountant, Deputy Director of Accounting, and Acting Director of Accounting.

Mr. Hamner's greatest contribution to this institution and its staff has been his successful leadership and immeasurable knowledge of accounting. During his tenure, he led his team in compiling the Annual House Financial Statements and annual external audits. Mr. Hamner played a significant role in the implementation of the House's financial system of record, PeopleSoft. Mr. Hamner has worked tirelessly over his distinguished career to ensure the House's financial transactions are accurately recorded and reported. These contributions have led the CAO Office of Finance team to receive 24 consecutive clean audit opinions for the U.S. House of Representatives. Speaking as an appropriator, that is a worthy distinction!

Mr. Hamner is a dedicated, dependable, tried-and-true employee to whom the House owes a tremendous amount of gratitude. I extend my congratulations to Mr. Hamner on an outstanding congressional career. His country thanks him for his hard work and dedication to this institution.

May Philip D. Hamner embrace all new opportunities that are presented to him in the future with the same passion and diligence he shared with us.

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