[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 68 (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1059]
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                      TRIBUTE TO TERRY TYBOROWSKI

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 5, 2009

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, the Energy and Water Appropriations 
Subcommittee will soon bid farewell to our professional staff member, 
Teresa Tyborowski, who has been with the Appropriations Committee for 
five years.
   Before joining the Committee staff in 2004, Ms. Tyborowski spent 
twelve years at the Department of Energy. There, she worked on a wide 
range of vital energy and environmental policy issues, including 
nuclear clean-up, natural resource management, nuclear non-
proliferation, international fuel cycles, and fissile materials policy 
implementation. In these areas and others, she evaluated existing 
policies, made recommendations for essential changes, authored reports 
to Congress, managed complex programs, and traveled abroad to 
facilitate international cooperation. Her extensive experience in both 
foreign and domestic energy issues in a variety of capacities made her 
a valuable member of the Department and prepared her to make equally 
meaningful contributions to Congress.
   The Appropriations Committee first benefited from Ms. Tyborowski's 
expertise in 2000, during her detail with the Energy and Water 
Subcommittee. That year, she assisted in the preparation of the Fiscal 
Year 2001 Appropriations Bill, giving recommendations on funding levels 
and reporting requirements from the perspective of a federal agency 
under our jurisdiction.
   With both Departmental insight and familiarity with the 
appropriations process, Ms. Tyborowski was an obvious choice for a 
permanent professional position on the Appropriations Committee. 
Joining the Committee staff in 2004, she spent a year with the Homeland 
Security Subcommittee working on science, infrastructure, and 
intelligence issues before returning to the Energy and Water 
Subcommittee to oversee major Department of Energy accounts. In this 
capacity, Ms. Tyborowski's in-depth knowledge of energy policy made her 
a truly invaluable member of the team.
   The Energy & Water subcommittee has a history of working close 
together, but when I became Chairman of the subcommittee I was able to 
gain a much deeper appreciation for the tremendous contribution Ms. 
Tyborowski made to the subcommittee. During this transition period, she 
provided an essential source of consistency and expertise. She quickly 
became a go-to person for nearly all of the energy-related issues and 
her work was critical to the subcommittee's success during her four 
year tenure.
  On top of all her professional contributions, Ms. Tyborowski has also 
been a distinct pleasure to work with. Tenacious and honest, Ms. 
Tyborowski is universally regarded by her colleagues for the deep 
commitment and passion she brings to her work. We have each appreciated 
her wonderful and contagious sense of humor. Her presence will be 
sorely missed. I must also acknowledge Ms. Tyborowski's family--her 
husband, Keith, and her son, Eric--for their support as Terry managed 
the demands of a congressional schedule.
   For all the knowledge she has shared and the sacrifices she has 
made, on behalf of the Energy and Water Subcommittee I would like to 
extend to her our utmost thanks. We wish her all the best for her 
return to the Department of Energy. We know that she will continue to 
do great things.

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