[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 138 (Tuesday, December 7, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2183]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MRS. MARIE PRINGLE

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2004

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to Mrs. Marie Pringle who is retiring as a senior budget analyst for 
the General Administration and Coordination Service in the Office of 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA). She began her career with VA in July 1983. Mrs. Pringle 
has served her entire VA career in the Department's Office of Budget. 
During her tenure, VA's budget has grown from $25 billion to $73 
billion with over 222,000 employees.
  Mrs. Pringle's career spans more than 30 years of federal service. 
She began her federal service in 1972 at the Department of the Army, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Intelligence, Directorate of 
Foreign Intelligence, Scientific and Technical Branch, as a clerk 
typist GS-4. Next she served with the Department of the Army's Office 
of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Department Personnel Support 
Agency. In 1978, she accepted a position in the Department of Energy, 
Energy Information Administration, as a budget analyst. In 1981, she 
accepted a position at Steuart Petroleum Company in Washington, DC. 
After 2 years as a motor fuels inventory accountant, Mrs. Pringle 
returned to public service with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Mrs. Pringle has received numerous awards in recognition of her 
exceptional performance throughout her federal service career. She is a 
graduate of the Department's prestigious Leadership VA program, Class 
of 1992. She also was a member of the American Association of Budget 
and Program Analysts (AABPA).
  Mrs. Pringle received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from 
George Mason University. She is a native of Washington, DC, and 
currently resides in West River, Maryland, with her husband Darian. The 
Pringles have been sponsor parents for midshipmen of the United States 
Naval Academy and enjoy sailing and cruising on their trawler, the 
Galileo.
  Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Budget Committee, as well as Chairman 
of the Subcommittee on Benefits of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, I 
can appreciate how challenging it can be to deal with the federal 
budget. When the committees review VA's five-volume budget submission 
each February, we see the industrious work of Mrs. Pringle and her 
associates on behalf of the Secretary. I commend Mrs. Pringle for her 
more than 30 years of dedicated public service to our nation and to 
those who have worn the military uniform.

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